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Suicide bombings kill 39, wound 95 in Pakistan’s Lahore, signal potential new wave of violence

By Admin on March 12, 2010

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.



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