the international news source geo states that the first explosion occurred at 9 : 05 local time ( 0505 pm ) , with the second incident occurring minutes afterwards . the bombing occurred at the parking lot of the consulate hotel in karachi , about 60 yards ( 18 meters ) from the entrance gate . damage to the building as widely as over ten nearby vehicles was then reported . the associated press reports that the same consulate has been target repeatedly in the recent past : an attack in 2002 left 14 pakistanis alive , and in 2004 police defused a time gun before it was set to bomber .
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