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Lahore, Pakistan (AFP / Reuters) - Two suicide bombers attacked a military vehicle in the town of Pakistan, Lahore, on Friday, killing at least 20 people and wounded more than 50 others, said the acting.

They are dead, including soldiers, military officers said.

There were five explosions in this week alone, including the attacks a suicide car bombing against police intelligence building in Lahore on Monday, which killed 13 people, and a shooting and bombing at a relief agency based in the United States, which killed six people in the northwest region .

"There were two suicide bombers who attacked two military vehicles within 15 seconds," said police officer Mohammad Shafiq, told reporters in Lahore.

"The two attackers had been found," said added.

At least 50 people were injured in attacks on a military settlement in the city near the border with India, said the acting hospital.

The Pakistani government says, mopping-up operation to the security forces has weakened the Taliban guerrillas fighting Pakistan in its efforts to overthrow the U.S. backed government.

In addition to the rebellion in the country, Pakistan is also under heavy U.S. pressure to open a new battlefield, after crippling Taliban insurgents hiding in the border of Afghanistan.