Blast kills at least 13 in Pakistani city of Lahore
PakistanTaliban faction suspected after a powerful explosion kills at least 13 people and injures about 83 protesters in Lahore
A powerful explosion killed at least 13 people and injured 83 when it ripped through a protest in Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday, officials said, shattering a growing sense of security in the provincial capital. Police had cordoned off the area on Mall Road, one of the city’s main arteries, as witnesses fled amid fears of a second blast, with images of the injured being carried away shown by local media. Mushtaq Sukhera, inspector general of police in Punjab province, said five police officers were among the dead when an explosion rocked the protest organised by Pakistan’s chemists and pharmaceuticals manufacturers. Officials said at least 13 people had died in the explosion, while about 83 other wounded people had been rushed to city hospitals, in figures confirmed by hospital sources. “The blast was so powerful. I saw the injured and bodies, saw flames surrounding the blast site, people were crying,” witness Muhammad Tariq said. The chemists were protesting against a new law near t...
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