12-08-2009, 10:04 AM
[url="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/06-twin-blasts-take-place-in-lahore-market-rs-05"]At least 45 killed as twin bombs hit Lahore[/url]
Quote:LAHORE: Two powerful bomb blasts ripped through the busy Moon Market in Lahoreââ¬â¢s Allama Iqbal Town late in the night, claiming at least 45.
The blasts, which took place within a radius of 30 metre, also caused a massive fire in a crowded shopping mall. The blasts knocked out electricity supply.
Mondayââ¬â¢s strike was the second terrorist attack in Iqbal Town. On August 13, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the same market, killing nine people, including two children.
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According to police, the first blast took place outside a bank and the other near a police station. People ran for their lives as the two blasts took place within a few seconds at about 8.45pm.