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Eight killed in blast outside police complex in Pakistan

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Press Trust of India Lahore
Eight persons were killed in an apparent suicide bombing outside a police complex in this eastern Pakistan city today.

The incident took place near Police Lines in Qila Gujar Singh area of the city, Pakistan's second-largest and the power base of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

According to initial reports, a suicide bomber came from a hotel outside the Police Lines and blew himself up, Express Tribune reported.

Some reports said the blast was followed by rapid gunfire.

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First Published: Feb 17 2015 | 1:55 PM IST

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