12 June 2009 - Pakistani authorities say suicide bombings took place within minutes of each
other in two different cities Friday, killing at least five people, including a
prominent Islamic cleric who spoke out against the Taliban.Police say the cleric, Sarfraz Naeemi, was killed when a suicide bomber
detonated his explosives at the Jamia Naeemia Islamic school in the eastern city
of Lahore, soon after Friday prayers. At least one other person was killed, and
six people wounded.
The second attack occurred around the same time, when
a bomber rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into a mosque in the
northwestern town of Nowshera. At least three people were killed, and more than
90 people were wounded
The attacks drew condemnation from Pakistani
leaders.
