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At least 72 people were killed and more than 320 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself<\/span><\/h4>\n

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At least 72 people were killed and more than 320 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy park in Lahore on Sunday, officials said.<\/h4>\n

“Mostly women and children were killed and injured in the blast,” Lahore Police Chief Haider Ashraf said, adding, \u201cthe suicide bomber chose a soft target and that’s why went towards women and children in the park.\u201d<\/h4>\n

Many of the victims had lined up to buy tickets for a train ride when the blast occurred. The dead included 36 kids.<\/h4>\n

Speaking at the mortuary, rescue worker Pervez Nazir told NBC News that the dead included 36 children. Only 10 were Christian, with the other 26 Muslims.<\/h4>\n

Media footage showed children and women crying and screaming and rescue officials, police and bystanders carrying injured people to ambulances and private cars.<\/h4>\n

Officials said they had recovered the suicide bomber’s body. \u200e<\/span>He appeared to be aged in his mid-to-late 20s. Police said he had carried more than 30 pounds of explosives.<\/h4>\n

It was the deadliest attack in Pakistan since the December 2014 massacre of 134 school children at a military run academy in the city of Peshawar that prompted a major government crackdown on Islamist militancy.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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