2 bombs kill 16 in eastern Pakistan city of Lahore
AP - 7 minutes agoA pair of remote-controlled bombs ripped through a market popular with women in this eastern Pakistani city Monday, killing 16 people and wounding 100, authorities said.
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A pair of remote-controlled bombs ripped through a market popular with women in this eastern Pakistani city Monday, killing 16 people and wounding 100, authorities said.
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Seven people were killed Monday and 30 more wounded when two near-simultaneous bomb blasts ripped through a busy market in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, a senior police official said.