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Pakistan Police: Suicide Blast Rocks Lahore, 8 Dead

   Powerful explosion wounds at least 50 people during morning rush hour.

     08 March 2010

   Pakistan police says a powerful suicide car bomb attack has rocked the
   eastern  city  of  Lahore,  killing at least eight people and wounding
   more than 50 others.
   The Monday morning rush hour explosion left a large crater outside the
   Federal   Investigation   Agency,   which   houses   the  main  police
   investigation offices.
   No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
   Officials  say  the  blast  bore  all the hallmarks of an operation by
   al-Qaida-backed Pakistani Taliban militants.
   Pakistan  authorities  say several other buildings were damaged in the
   blast.

   Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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