BREAKING NEWS: AFP
At least 15 hurt in Pakistan explosion
(November 02, Lahore, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Guardian) News reports say at least 15 people were injured when a bomb went off near a police checkpoint on the outskirts of Lahore.
City police chief Pervaiz Rathor confirmed that a bomb exploded Monday but had no information on casualties. TV news channels are reporting at least 15 people were hurt.
Mohammad Saeed, a police constable, told Geo TV he saw a car approach the checkpoint and then explode. He added: "It was horrible."
The Lahore blast came hours after a suicide bomber killed 35 people outside a bank in the city of Rawalpindi.
Suspected militants have struck repeatedly in the past month, killing more than 300 people in apparent retaliation for an army offensive in a Taliban stronghold. -Sri Lanka Guardian
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