Reaction
Pakistan -Pakistan's President, Asif Ali Zardari, and Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, have both condemned the attacks.
Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has placed security services on high alert across the country and pointed the finger at extremist groups and foreign states. Further he stated that fighters loyal to Baitullah Mehsud were believed to have carried out this attack. Rehman Malik said that all these terrorist outfits were receiving weapons and funds from outside the country. He said "Some rival country, or some hostile Intelligence agency is definitely out to destabilise our democratic forces". He said the attack was impeccably planned.
India – Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon expressed shock over the attack. Home Minister P. Chidambaram condemned the attack, saying "We are deeply concerned. We condemn these terror attacks, we condemn all terror attacks and we offer our sympathies to the government and the people of Pakistan".
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