• March 28, 2024

Easter Terror Attack Injures Hundreds and Kills At Least 53, Mostly Women and Children

Easter-Attack

At least 53 people died and 150 more were injured in a blast outside a public park in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Sunday, police officials said.

The blast in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park happened just outside the exit gate and feet away from children’s swings.

The park was particularly busy on Sunday evening due to the Easter holiday weekend.

“At least 53 people were killed and more than 100 are injured,” Mustansar Feroz, police superintendent for the area, told Reuters. “Most of the dead and injured are women and children.”

The explosion in the eastern city happened in prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s political heartland of Punjab.

Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation of 190 million people, is plagued by a Taliban insurgency, criminal gangs and sectarian violence.

Punjab is its biggest and wealthiest province.

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DawnNews reports there was little or no security present in the park area and around it.

An eyewitness, talking to DawnNews, said: “The park is huge and has many entrance gates. There was almost no security personnel present there.”

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