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25 killed in Pakistan bombings

Pakistan - Bombs exploded in Lahore
Pakistan - Bombs exploded in Lahore

At least 25 people have been killed in two bomb blasts in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

The first explosion demolished much of the federal police headquarters in the east of the city, leaving 21 dead. The building houses the offices of a US-trained special investigation unit created to fight terrorism.

The second near-simultaneous blast was caused by a suicide car bomb and hit an advertising agency in a residential area of the city, killing another four people, including two children.

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf condemned the 'savage act' and said that the attacks would not deter the government's resolve 'to fight the scourge with full force.'

Shortly after the attacks the Australian cricket authority said it was cancelling an upcoming tour to Pakistan, due to security fears caused by a wave of violence across the country that has killed more than 600 people this year.