Lahore Witnesses Terror With 5 More Blasts

LAHORE: The four blasts in the evening hit Iqbal Town area of the city within an hour, leaving at least two people injured, police and rescue officials said.

A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other earlier in the day, killing at least 40 people in A R Bazar and wounding nearly 100.

In evening, the first blast occurred at around 08:40 p.m. outside a home in the backyard of a police station at Kashmir Block of Iqbal Town area. The blast was apparently caused by powerful firecrackers that rocked the area, creating panic and fear among the masses.

The blast was as powerful as it shattered the windowpanes of nearby houses and shops, eyewitnesses said. A man was reportedly injured in the blast and was rushed to nearby Shiekh Zaid Hospital.

The second explosion was occurred just few blocks away from the first blast site at around 9:15 p.m. The blast was occurred in a Mehran car parked outside the residence of a Pakistan Air Force's official.

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