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Explosion kills at least 15 at park in Pakistan’s Lahore, reports say At least 44 reported killed in explosion in Pakistan’s Lahore
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KABUL — At least 15 people were killed in an explosion in a crowded public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday evening, media reports said, quoting security officials. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 44 people were killed in an explosion in a crowded public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday evening, media reports said, quoting security officials.
The attack appeared to have been carried out by a suicide bomber in the parking area of the facility, where families were picnicking for the Easter holiday, the Associated Press reported, quoting a senior police official. The attack appeared to have been carried out by a suicide bomber in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, where families were picnicking for the Easter holiday, a senior police official told the Associated Press. More than 100 people were injured.
Local media in Pakistan reported that more than 100 people were injured in the explosion, which occurred in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore, the capital of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s stronghold of Punjab province. Several children had been present at the time of the explosion, local media reported. “Most of the dead and injured are women and children,” said Mustansar Feroz, superintendent of police for the area, according to the news agency Reuters.
Salman Rafiq, the health adviser to the chief minister of Punjab province, where the attack occurred, said 44 people were killed, according to the Associated Press.
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Witnesses described body parts scattered in the park in the wake of the attack, which occurred near an exit gate, Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported.
Lahore is the capital of Punjab province, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s stronghold.
Pakistan has suffered for years from Islamist militancy, including a Taliban insurgency in the tribal areas along the Afghanistan border.Pakistan has suffered for years from Islamist militancy, including a Taliban insurgency in the tribal areas along the Afghanistan border.
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