Progressives here believe we should just live with regular fatal terrorist attacks as does Israel. Malarkey!
Suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 65, mostly women and children, in Pakistan park
Source: Reuters - Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:51 GM
* Most victims were women and children - officials
* Pakistani Taliban faction clains attack
* Says was targeting Christians
* United States, Vatican condemn attack (Adds Vatican statement)
By Mubasher Bukhari and Mehreen Zahra-Malik
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 27 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, at a park in Lahore on Sunday in an attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban faction which said it had targeted Christians.
More than 300 other people were wounded, officials said.
The explosion occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park close to children's swings. The park is a popular site for members of Lahore's Christian community, many of whom had gone there to celebrate the Easter weekend holiday.
Witnesses said they saw body parts strewn across the parking lot once the dust had settled after the blast.
"When the blast occurred, the flames were so high they reached above the trees and I saw bodies flying in the air," said Hasan Imran, 30, a resident who had gone to Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park for a walk.
http://news.trust.org/item/20160327150234-v8xig
Suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 65, mostly women and children, in Pakistan park
Source: Reuters - Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:51 GM
* Most victims were women and children - officials
* Pakistani Taliban faction clains attack
* Says was targeting Christians
* United States, Vatican condemn attack (Adds Vatican statement)
By Mubasher Bukhari and Mehreen Zahra-Malik
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 27 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, at a park in Lahore on Sunday in an attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban faction which said it had targeted Christians.
More than 300 other people were wounded, officials said.
The explosion occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park close to children's swings. The park is a popular site for members of Lahore's Christian community, many of whom had gone there to celebrate the Easter weekend holiday.
Witnesses said they saw body parts strewn across the parking lot once the dust had settled after the blast.
"When the blast occurred, the flames were so high they reached above the trees and I saw bodies flying in the air," said Hasan Imran, 30, a resident who had gone to Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park for a walk.
http://news.trust.org/item/20160327150234-v8xig