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60 killed in Pakistan suicide blasts
Islamabad, Aug 21: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main defence industry complex on Thursday as workers were leaving at the end of their shift, killing nearly 60 people, agencies and Pakistan media reported.
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One suicide bomber blew himself up near the main gate of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories at Wah Cantonment, about 50 km from Islamabad, while the second attacker detonated his explosives near another gate of the establishment.
Pakistan, an ally of U.S.-led campaign against terrorism and al Qaeda-linked militants, witnessed a series of attacks on the security forces over the past year.
The blasts occurred in a gap of 30 seconds, witnesses said. The bombers struck shortly after 2.30 pm, when a shift at the ordnance factories ends. Hundreds of civilian workers of the factories were emerging from the gates at the time of the attack.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack though the Pakistani Taliban had recently warned that it would carry out suicide attacks if the government did not halt military operations against it in the North West Frontier Province and the tribal areas.
The blasts occurred two days after Pervez Musharraf resigned as President of Pakistan in the face of impeachment proceedings against him.
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