Dushanbe, 28.03.2016. (NIAT “Khovar”). — The death toll in Sunday’s terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan, has risen to 69, over 300 people were wounded, media reported.
“At least 69 people including a large number of women and kids were killed and over 300 others injured when a suicide bomber hit a public park in Pakistan’s east Lahore city on Sunday evening, officials said”, — the Xinhua news agency reported.
“Deputy Coordination Officer Lahore, Captain Usman, said that the killed people included 23 kids whereas 56 injured children were shifted to various hospitals of the city”, — the agency said.
Jamaat ul Ahrar extremist group, making part of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, a Pakistani Taliban movement, claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing.