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References
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- ↑ http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/03/dual_suicide_bombing.php Dual suicide bombings in Lahore kill 28 - The Long War Journal
- ↑ "Twin suicide attacks kill 30 in Lahore". Daily Times. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
