At least 23 people were killed and 171 others were wounded Tuesday in three suicide bombings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police have said, as the country's new parliament prepares to be sworn in. Two of the attacks targeted an office of the Federal Investigation Agency -- one at the main gate and the other inside. At least 19 people were killed in that blast, which happened shortly before 9:30 a.m."The scene is absolutely devastating," CNN's Reza Sayah reported. "This building has multiple floors and Lahore police describe it as completely destroyed."
A police official said up to 1,000 people normally work in the building which was the target of the attack. "Whoever did this wanted to inflict maximum damage," Sayah reported.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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