Bomb blast kills 38, injures 100 in Pakistan’s Lahore
Mar 27, 2016 12:03 UTC
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Pakistani police officials inspect the site after a bomb explosion near the police headquarters in Lahore
A bomb explosion outside a park in the city of Lahore in northeastern Pakistan has killed at least 38 people, and injured 100 others, Pakistani police say.
Jam Sajjad Hussain, a rescue official, said the blast had occurred outside Gulshan Iqbal Park, adding the wounded, who were mostly women and children, had been taken to various hospitals in the city.
Police said the nature of the blast was not clear.
Punjab Province, where the city is located, has traditionally experienced more calm compared to the rest of the country, which has been beleaguered by militancy waged by Pakistani Taliban and criminal activities.
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