Pakistan bombings toll reaches 40

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At least 40 people have been killed and over 100 injured in three bomb explosions that rocked Pakistan's two major cities Monday.

Islamist insurgents have launched a series of deadly attacks across the country in recent weeks to avenge military operations in the militancy-plagued tribal region near the Afghan border.

Two back-to-back bombings ripped through a busy market in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore Monday night, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 90.

A senior police officer, Chaudhry Shafique, said first a suicide bomber struck the market that was packed with women and children buying clothes, cosmetics and toys. Almost simultaneously, another blast took place, setting fire to several shops.

Many among the dead and injured were women and children. It was feared the death toll might rise further.

An eyewitness told local Duniya News television channel over the phone from the scene that he was in a restaurant when the first blast occurred in the Moon Market.

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