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| Pakistan explosion leaves many dead at Lahore park | Pakistan explosion leaves many dead at Lahore park |
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| At least 50 people have been killed and many others injured in an explosion at a park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say. | At least 50 people have been killed and many others injured in an explosion at a park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say. |
| It happened in the early evening when the park was crowded with families. | It happened in the early evening when the park was crowded with families. |
| Police told the BBC it appeared to be a suicide bomb. No group has said it was behind the blast. | Police told the BBC it appeared to be a suicide bomb. No group has said it was behind the blast. |
| There is speculation that Christian families out for the Easter weekend may have been the target, says the BBC's Shaimaa Khalil, in Lahore. | There is speculation that Christian families out for the Easter weekend may have been the target, says the BBC's Shaimaa Khalil, in Lahore. |
| All the major hospitals in the area have been put on an emergency footing, local media report. | All the major hospitals in the area have been put on an emergency footing, local media report. |
| The explosion appears to have been at the main gate to the Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in an area where cars are usually left - and a short distance from the children's swings. | The explosion appears to have been at the main gate to the Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in an area where cars are usually left - and a short distance from the children's swings. |
| Most of the dead and injured are women and children, a senior local police officer told Reuters news agency. | Most of the dead and injured are women and children, a senior local police officer told Reuters news agency. |
| One eyewitness said there was chaos, with a stampede breaking out and children separated from their parents in the rush to escape. | One eyewitness said there was chaos, with a stampede breaking out and children separated from their parents in the rush to escape. |
| Another told Pakistan's Geo TV station he was heading towards a ride with his wife and two children when he heard a huge bang and all four of them were thrown to the floor. | Another told Pakistan's Geo TV station he was heading towards a ride with his wife and two children when he heard a huge bang and all four of them were thrown to the floor. |
| Facebook has activated its feature for people in Lahore to mark themselves as safe. | Facebook has activated its feature for people in Lahore to mark themselves as safe. |
| Lahore is the capital of Punjab, Pakistan's largest and wealthiest province and the political powerbase of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. | Lahore is the capital of Punjab, Pakistan's largest and wealthiest province and the political powerbase of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. |
| Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain has strongly condemned the explosion and the Punjab government has announced three days of mourning. | Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain has strongly condemned the explosion and the Punjab government has announced three days of mourning. |
| Nobel Peace Prize winner and campaigner Malala Yousafzai tweeted that she was "devastated by the senseless killing of innocent people in Lahore." | |
| Pakistan has suffered regular incidents of Taliban-related violence, sectarian strife and criminal gang activity. | Pakistan has suffered regular incidents of Taliban-related violence, sectarian strife and criminal gang activity. |
| Meanwhile in the capital, Islamabad, police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters who marched in support of Islamist gunman Mumtaz Qadri, who they see as a religious hero. | |
| Qadri was hanged last month for the murder of Punjab governor Salman Taseer five years ago. | |
| Mr Taseer had defended a Christian woman jailed on blasphemy charges. | |
| Are you in the area? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Are you in the area? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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