Nineteen killed as Pakistan hit by double suicide blasts

A pair of suicide bombers attacked the house of a top military officer in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta today, killing his wife and 18 other people, at least eight of them soldiers, authorities said.

Nineteen killed as Pakistan hit by double suicide blasts

A pair of suicide bombers attacked the house of a top military officer in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta today, killing his wife and 18 other people, at least eight of them soldiers, authorities said.

Police said they were investigating whether the strike was revenge for the recent arrests of three top al-Qaida suspects in the city, an operation that was assisted by the CIA.

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