Forty people including army personnel were killed and 80 injured in twin suicide attacks in Lahore.
According to witnesses, the bombers walked up to army vehicles in the densely populated
R. A bazaar area at about 1245 pm, blowing themselves up.
The first attack occurred near Eidgah when a suicide bomber blew himself up. Eye witnesses reported that there was firing before the blast. Just after 15 second another suicide bomber struck a vehcile of security forces near the sadder roundabout.
The area was crowded as the blasts occurred shortly before Friday prayers . The R.A Bazaar is a residential and commercial neighborhood where several army and security agencies have facilities. SSP operations Lahore Chaudhary Shafiq confirmed the attacks as suicide saying the attackers were on foot targetting the vehicles of the security forces.heads of the suicide attackers have been found and further investigations are underway.rescue workers and paramedics rushed to the sights of the blasts and started removing the bodies and inujured people. Soon after the attacks security forces cordoned off the area and military helicopters started surveillance.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani have strongly condemned the blasts in Lahore cantonment. They expressed condolences with the families of the victims of the blasts and directed the authorities to provide best medical care to the injured.
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