Bombings in Pakistan

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing campaign in Pakistan stepped up in May. On May 27 a suicide car-bomb attack in Lahore killed more than 23 people and wounded about 100. On May 28 two bombs in a Peshawar market killed at least 11 and wounded dozens. A third bomb went off in Dera Ismail Khan, killing at least three. 

A Taliban spokesman issued a warning of bombings planned for Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Multan. Taliban militants are retaliating for the Pakistani army’s military actions in the Swat Valley. The State Department warns against nonessential travel to Pakistan.