34 killed, 98 hurt in twin Pakistan blasts

Two explosions went off minutes apart in the north-west Pakistani city of Peshawar early today, killing 34 people and injuring nearly 100 in one of the deadliest attacks since the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden last month, officials said.

The blasts, one of which was caused by a suicide bomber, occurred just after midnight in an area of the city that is home to political offices and army housing.