Deadly blast hits Pakistan city of Rawalpindi

At least four people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, Pakistani police say.

The explosion happened in a crowded market near Pakistan's army headquarters.

At least 12 other people were reported injured in the blast.

The incident comes a day after 20 soldiers were killed in the north-west of the country when a bomb blast struck an army convoy.

At least 24 others were injured in that explosion, which Pakistan's Taliban said it had carried out.

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