Pakistani policemen and rescuers search for victims in the rubble of a destroyed police building following a suicide car bomb attack in Lahore Photo: AFP Suicide Squad Kills 30, Wounds 250 In Pakistan -- Yahoo News/AP
LAHORE, Pakistan – A suicide squad using guns, grenades and a van packed with explosives targeted police and Pakistan's intelligence agency Wednesday, killing 30 and wounding 250 in an assault seen as revenge for the month-old army campaign against the Taliban in the Swat Valley.
The midmorning blast on a crowded street damaged an area nearly as big as a city block, mangling cars, spraying bricks in all directions and leaving behind a swimming pool-size crater. Most of the dead and injured were civilians.
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At least 30 killed as militants attack security forces in Lahore -- Times Online
Officers describe deadly Pakistan attack -- L.A. Times
Taliban blamed for Lahore attack -- BBC
Up to 30 Killed In Pakistan Blast -- Washington Post
Taliban Wages War on Police In Its New Front in Pakistan -- Wall Street Journal
Taliban claims responsibility for Lahore suicide attack -- CNN
Taliban Claim Pakistan Bomb Attack -- Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban Claims Responsibility for Lahore Attack -- Voice of America
Pak govt asks spy agencies to shift offices to 'safe' places -- Press Trust of India
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Pakistan hit by second bombing in two days with attack in Peshawar -- The Telegraph
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At least 30 killed as militants attack security forces in Lahore -- Times Online
Officers describe deadly Pakistan attack -- L.A. Times
Taliban blamed for Lahore attack -- BBC
Up to 30 Killed In Pakistan Blast -- Washington Post
Taliban Wages War on Police In Its New Front in Pakistan -- Wall Street Journal
Taliban claims responsibility for Lahore suicide attack -- CNN
Taliban Claim Pakistan Bomb Attack -- Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban Claims Responsibility for Lahore Attack -- Voice of America
Pak govt asks spy agencies to shift offices to 'safe' places -- Press Trust of India
Bombs in Pakistan's Peshawar, several casualties -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Pakistan hit by second bombing in two days with attack in Peshawar -- The Telegraph
Pakistan needs 'shift' to beat the Taliban -- BBC
Pakistan bounties for Swat leaders -- Al Jazeera
Ghost town of Pakistan's Swat -- AFP
Taliban claims responsibility for Lahore suicide attack -- CNN
Taliban Claim Pakistan Bomb Attack -- Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban Claims Responsibility for Lahore Attack -- Voice of America
Pak govt asks spy agencies to shift offices to 'safe' places -- Press Trust of India
Bombs in Pakistan's Peshawar, several casualties -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Pakistan hit by second bombing in two days with attack in Peshawar -- The Telegraph
Pakistan needs 'shift' to beat the Taliban -- BBC
Pakistan bounties for Swat leaders -- Al Jazeera
Ghost town of Pakistan's Swat -- AFP
UN pleads for more cash for Pakistan's displaced -- AFP
U.S. undertakes Iraq-scale embassy project in Pakistan -- Miami Herald
Islamabad to get giant U.S. embassy -- Globe And Mail
Middle-class Pakistanis awaken to Taliban threat -- Washington Times
In Pakistan's terrorist attacks, who gets the blame? -- Christian Science Monitor
Taliban Claim Pakistan Bomb Attack -- Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban Claims Responsibility for Lahore Attack -- Voice of America
Pak govt asks spy agencies to shift offices to 'safe' places -- Press Trust of India
Bombs in Pakistan's Peshawar, several casualties -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Pakistan hit by second bombing in two days with attack in Peshawar -- The Telegraph
Pakistan needs 'shift' to beat the Taliban -- BBC
Pakistan bounties for Swat leaders -- Al Jazeera
Ghost town of Pakistan's Swat -- AFP
UN pleads for more cash for Pakistan's displaced -- AFP
U.S. undertakes Iraq-scale embassy project in Pakistan -- Miami Herald
Islamabad to get giant U.S. embassy -- Globe And Mail
Middle-class Pakistanis awaken to Taliban threat -- Washington Times
In Pakistan's terrorist attacks, who gets the blame? -- Christian Science Monitor