Twin blasts in Pak cause casualties: Army
Two suspected suicide attacks targeting Pakistani security forces Saturday killed and wounded several people in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, the army said.
By Agencies |
RAWALPINDI: Two suspected suicide attacks targeting Pakistani security forces Saturday killed and wounded several people in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, the army said.
"There were two suspected suicide attacks and there are casualties," chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP.
"One was at a checkpost near (army) general headquarters in Rawalpindi and the other was on a bus of security forces," he added.
Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, is where military ruler President Pervez Musharraf has his army offices.
Witnesses said a burned-out bus could be seen parked just inside the gates of a military spy agency, with dozens of ambulances stationed around. Police and security forces were not allowing anyone near.
Authorities were unable to give any immediate death toll The attacks came three weeks after Musharraf imposed a state of emergency, citing growing Islamic militancy and an interfering judiciary and triggering political turmoil.
He has responded to international calls to end the emergency by saying it will only be scrapped when the law and order situation is under control.
"There were two suspected suicide attacks and there are casualties," chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP.
"One was at a checkpost near (army) general headquarters in Rawalpindi and the other was on a bus of security forces," he added.
Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, is where military ruler President Pervez Musharraf has his army offices.
Witnesses said a burned-out bus could be seen parked just inside the gates of a military spy agency, with dozens of ambulances stationed around. Police and security forces were not allowing anyone near.
Authorities were unable to give any immediate death toll The attacks came three weeks after Musharraf imposed a state of emergency, citing growing Islamic militancy and an interfering judiciary and triggering political turmoil.
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He has responded to international calls to end the emergency by saying it will only be scrapped when the law and order situation is under control.
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