Rawalpindi death toll rises to 20
02/11/2009 - 08:25:14At least 20 people were killed today in an explosion in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, a rescue official said.
Nayyar Ali Babar said he saw at least 20 bodies and “a couple dozen” wounded people.
The blast occurred near a bank and a hotel not far from the army’s main headquarters.
Suspected militants have struck repeatedly in recent weeks, killing about 250 people in apparent retaliation for an army offensive in a Taliban stronghold in the north west.
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