Deadly Attacks Escalate In Pakistan

by Julie McCarthy, NPR

Militants staged a dramatic attack Thursday in Pakistan, striking the city of Lahore in three locations — all police facilities — simultaneously. There were explosions in other cities around the country as well. Today's violence adds to a stream of deadly attacks by militants in Pakistan as its army prepares to enter the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan.

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• Morning Edition, October 15, 2009