Two bombs ripped through a Pakistani army bus and a commercial district in a city near the capital Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and injuring 66 others, the army and police said.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosions, which deepened the sense of crisis in Pakistan amid political uncertainty ahead of elections. Officials suggested the bombings were the work of Islamic militants, possibly in response to Pakistani military operations near the Afghan border.
The first bomb exploded on the bus early Tuesday morning as it traveled through a high-security area of Rawalpindi, a garrison city just south of Islamabad and the headquarters of the army.
Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad said the bus belonged to the Defense Ministry, and police said many of the victims were soldiers.
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