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2 blasts rock eastern Pakistani city of Lahore

By BABAR DOGAR
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LAHORE, Pakistan -Two explosions ripped through a crowded market in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, wounding at least 20 people, police said.
TV footage showed cars and shops on fire in the Moon Market area of the city after the blasts.
Islamist militants have carried out scores of bloody bombings in Pakistan in recent weeks as the army presses an offensive against a Taliban stronghold in the northwest close to the Afghan border.
More than 400 people have been killed in the attacks. Most have been directed at security forces, though several have targeted crowded public spaces such as markets.
Police official Shoaib Khuram said 20 people were wounded.
He said the explosions were apparently the result of bombs, but was unable to give more details.
Lahore is Pakistan's second-largest city and is not far from the border with India. It has been hit several times by militants over the past year.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
2009-12-07 11:52:19

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RURICHMAN
3:45AM Dec 7 2009 
a million muslims protested when a dutch newspaper put the image of Mohammed with a bomb on his head. not a peep has been said after a muslim blew himself up in a mosque killing innocent worshippers at prayer. what does that say to all of us about what islam is about? what Muslims are willing to stand up for. what kind of world we want to live in!
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Jeff1214
1:00AM Dec 5 2009 
Au contraire mon ami. This does not show Taliban strength it only shows their depravity. Killing innocents in a suicide bombing shows cowardice, nothing more. A person who kills unsuspecting innocents who are praying in a mosque has a lack of morality.
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Buddylubman
7:13PM Dec 4 2009 
Galaxy426 is way out of line....and should be censored.....There is no connection between MUSLIMS and OBAMA......Our president is cleaning up the mess that the NAZI BUSHandCHENEY made .....Republicans love to invent andblame others......for their bad deeds, ********* blamed the JEWS for the worlds problems.
The problem is there are fools like GALAXY that belive their crap
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ECTULLIS
6:00PM Dec 4 2009 
Muslims killing Muslims. Let them.
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MarkCamp
5:54PM Dec 4 2009 
The mess caused in the financial world was caused by the same thing that started the Great Depression. The value of something was not tied to actual thing priced. In modern times, it was real estate. Before the Great Depression, it was stock. The Republicans let this situation happen. Obama is the black janitor cleaning up the mess the rich white boys made. BTW, I'm white.
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SnoopRVM
5:30PM Dec 4 2009 
Yep--them flying drones are very effective in killing them Talibans and Al-Queda. Send more of them--the operators are having fun with their joy sticks--like playing video games.
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RSticks18
5:07PM Dec 4 2009 
muslims don't have time to protest homicide bombers---somebody someplace has to be killed for drawing a cartoon of muhammed
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RURICHMAN
4:03PM Dec 4 2009 
What do you suppose the world of Muslim's would say if a Jew had walked into a mosque and killed innocent worshippers, children. Their would be demonstrations in every muslim country throughout the world. Probably many would die from being trampled on. it would go on for days, maybe weeks. And yet nothing is said, Muslims do not demonstrate against this viscous act. What does that really say about Muslims, Islam? Is the hatred toward judaism, toward Israel greater than the love, the care, they feel for their own lives, their own humanity? Is this what is believed, is this what is taught in schools. Is this part of Islam. Is the value of a human life not that important, not that valued. Is that what this religion teaches?
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Two explosions ripped through a crowded market in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, wounding at least 20 people, police said.