Pakistan bus bomb kills 11; Lawyers rally for return of judges

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Source: CCTV.com | 08-29-2008 09:22

Tensions are rising in Pakistan. In the latest, thousands of lawyers have taken to the streets and a deadly bomb attack has killed 11 people so far.

Suspected militants bombed a bus in the northwestern Pakistani city of Bannu on Thursday. The blast killed at least nine policemen and two passers-by.

The wreckage of a police bus is seen after a bomb blast  in Pakistan's tribal town of Bannu near the border with  Afghanistan August 28, 2008.REUTERS/Adil Khan(PAKISTAN)

It also left a massive hole in the middle of the bridge, completely destroying the vehicle.

Mohammed Ghafoor, an eyewitness said, "I was going over the bridge when a police van going the other way passed me. The explosion happened right after it drove past me and knocked me unconscious."

Islamic extremists have claimed responsibility for a number of bombings before. But it's still not clear if they were also behind Thursday's blast.