LAHORE: Two blasts went off in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday killing 20 and injuring 35 people, rescue agency officials said. Police said one blast went off in a military neighbourhood.

Police say a suicide bomber targeting an army vehicle struck the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, wounding at least 25 people.

Police official Mohammad Riaz said several soldiers were among the wounded. Gunshots also were heard after the blast in the RA Bazaar, which lies in a neighborhood where several security agencies have facilities.

Rescue workers and paramedics rushed to the R A Bazaar, a densely populated area of the city of eight million. The area was crowded as the blasts occurred shortly before the main Friday prayers were to start.

It's the second time this week that Lahore has been hit by a bomb attack.

The last one targeted a police interrogation facility, killing 13 people.

The attacks have shattered a period of relative calm in Pakistan, which has been battling al-Qaida and Taliban violence.