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Blast heard in Pakistani capital; no details

ISLAMABAD
Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:32am EDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A blast was heard at the Islamic University in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday, TV stations and a police official said, but there were no immediate details of a cause or casualties.

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Pakistan has been rocked by a series of bomb attacks by Taliban militants in the past two weeks and the army is involved in a major offensive against insurgents in South Waziristan.

(For more Reuters coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, see: here) (Reporting by Augustine Anthony; Editing by David Fox)
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