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34 Killed in Twin Blasts in NW Pakistan

   VOA News  June 11, 2011
   Pakistani people search for blast victims at the site of twin bomb
   blasts in Peshawar

Photo: AFP / A. Majeed

   Pakistani people remove debris as they search for blast victims at the
   site of twin bomb blasts in Peshawar on June 11, 2011.

   Authorities in northwestern Pakistan say the death toll from twin
   bombings in the city of Peshawar late Saturday has reached at least 34.
   Local authorities say more than 90 people, including several
   journalists and police, were wounded in the explosions. They say the
   first blast was relatively small and drew police, rescue workers and
   onlookers to the site. A large explosion rocked the area minutes later,
   causing the casualties.
   The nature of the blasts is not known and no one has claimed
   responsibility.
   The explosions came after Afghan President Hamid Karzai and CIA
   Director Leon Panetta visited Islamabad. Mr. Karzai called on Pakistan
   to eradicate militant safe havens from tribal areas along the
   Afghan-Pakistani border, while Panetta discussed ways to strengthen
   future intelligence sharing.

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