Suicide bombers attacked an army bus and a commercial district in a city near the Pakistani capital on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, the army and police said.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosions, which injured dozens and 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 explosion devastated 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 vehicle belonged to the Defense Ministry. He declined to identify the victims, though police said many were soldiers.
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