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15 hurt in Pak bomb blasts
Islamabad, August 20
Two powerful blasts rocked Pakistan’s Lahore and Laddah towns today injuring 15 persons, including a woman and a child. The police said 13 persons were injured when a bomb tied to a motorbike exploded in a crowded market in Lahore, prompting people to flee in panic. A similar explosion shook Laddah in the north-west frontier province injuring two persons. The blast was reported to have been caused by a landmine. PTI

Medical staff treat a wounded woman as family members look on at a hospital after a bomb explosion in Lahore on Monday. — Reuters