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Lahore attacks leave many dead

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Pakistani authorities say that at least 18 people have been killed after a police station and two training academies in Lahore were attacked by gunmen.

The highest-profile target in Lahore was the Federal Investigation Agency offices. There were also co-ordinated attacks on two police academies.

Meanwhile, in the north-western town of Kohat, a suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station, killing eight.

There has been an upsurge in violence in Pakistan in recent weeks, as the Pakistani army prepares to launch an offensive against the Taliban in the country's South Waziristan tribal region.

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