Lahore: The five blasts in the evening hit Iqbal Town area of the city within an hour, leaving at least two people injured, police and rescue officials said.

The blasts were caused by hand grenades hurled in different locations of Iqbal Town by a suspected person riding a motor bike, police sources said.

The first blast occurred in an empty plot near crowded Moon Market in Kashmir Block. The second blast hit a car parked outside a house. The third blast also occurred in Kashmir Block. The fourth blast reported outside the residence of a Group Captain Inam-ul-Haq’s home in Zeenat Block. The fifth and the last blast struck Karim Block. Rescue teams and police have cordoned the area.

Earlier in the day, a pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other, killing at least 40 people in A R Bazar and wounding nearly 100.

- Staff Reporter