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| Lahore attack: Pakistan 'detains 200' after Easter blast | Lahore attack: Pakistan 'detains 200' after Easter blast |
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| More than 200 people have been detained in Pakistan in the hunt for those behind the Easter Sunday bombing that killed at least 72 people in Lahore. | |
| Punjab's law minister said those held were among more than 5,000 questioned in a sweeping counter-terror offensive. | Punjab's law minister said those held were among more than 5,000 questioned in a sweeping counter-terror offensive. |
| Weapons and ammunition have also been seized in raids by security forces. | Weapons and ammunition have also been seized in raids by security forces. |
| Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar said it carried out the attack against Christians celebrating Easter, although most of those killed were Muslims. | Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar said it carried out the attack against Christians celebrating Easter, although most of those killed were Muslims. |
| The area around Gulshan-i-Iqbal park was more crowded than usual, as members of Lahore's minority Christian community had gathered to celebrate Easter at a funfair there. | The area around Gulshan-i-Iqbal park was more crowded than usual, as members of Lahore's minority Christian community had gathered to celebrate Easter at a funfair there. |
| At least 29 of the victims were children. Another 300 people were injured, with officials saying they expected the death toll to rise. | At least 29 of the victims were children. Another 300 people were injured, with officials saying they expected the death toll to rise. |
| "There are no militant safe-havens or no-go areas in Punjab," law minister Rana Sanaullah told a news conference in Lahore. | "There are no militant safe-havens or no-go areas in Punjab," law minister Rana Sanaullah told a news conference in Lahore. |
| He said 56 intelligence operations had been jointly carried out by police, paramilitary, army and intelligence forces. | He said 56 intelligence operations had been jointly carried out by police, paramilitary, army and intelligence forces. |
| Both Pakistan's prime minister and the powerful army chief have vowed to bring the attackers to justice. | Both Pakistan's prime minister and the powerful army chief have vowed to bring the attackers to justice. |
| Reports say the military is preparing to launch a new crackdown in Punjab, Pakistan's most populous and wealthiest province - and the heartland of PM Nawaz Sharif's support. | Reports say the military is preparing to launch a new crackdown in Punjab, Pakistan's most populous and wealthiest province - and the heartland of PM Nawaz Sharif's support. |
| Jamaat-ul-Ahrar's spokesman mocked Mr Sharif on Tuesday, saying that war had "reached his doorstep". | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar's spokesman mocked Mr Sharif on Tuesday, saying that war had "reached his doorstep". |
| Pakistan's Christians | Pakistan's Christians |
| Read more: Who are Pakistan's Christians? | Read more: Who are Pakistan's Christians? |