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Car Bomb Rips Through Gas Station in Pakistan

   VOA News  March 08, 2011
   A  view of devastation caused by a bomb blast in Faisalabad, Pakistan,
   March 8, 2011

Photo: AP

   A  view of devastation caused by a bomb blast in Faisalabad, Pakistan,
   March 8, 2011

   Pakistani  officials  say  a car bomb has exploded at a gas station in
   the country's east, killing at least 20 people.
   Officials   say  Tuesday's  blast  in  the  Punjab  province  city  of
   Faisalabad  wounded  at  least  100 others.  The car bomb ignited gas
   cylinders  at  the  station,  triggering  a  bigger blast that damaged
   several government buildings nearby.      Â
   Piles  of  bricks from the destroyed building and scraps of metal from
   damaged  cars  littered  the  scene as rescued workers attended to the
   wounded.
   No one has claimed responsibility for attack.

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

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