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Pakistan Taliban Faction Claims Park Attack on Lahore Christians

Sun, 03/27/2016 - 11:44pm

Pakistan Taliban Faction Claims Park Attack on Lahore Christians - BBC

A Taliban splinter group says it carried out a suicide attack on a park in the Pakistani city of Lahore, which killed more than 70 people, including children.

The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group said the attack had deliberately targeted Christians celebrating Easter Day.

There were scenes of carnage as parents searched for children amid the debris.

Pakistan's president condemned the attack, and the regional government has announced three days of mourning.

At least 300 people were injured, with officials saying they expected the death toll to rise…

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