The number of victims rose to 72 and the number of injured caused by the action of a suicide bomber yesterday afternoon in a park in Lahore, in central Pakistan, where many Christian people had gathered to celebrate outdoors and with their families the Easter holiday. Confirming the budget - reports Ansa - a government official from the province of Punjab told Express News TV that "the rescue operations are still in full swing". Thirty of the victims are children, who at the time of the explosion were using the games and sports equipment of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. The authorities have announced three days of mourning, while trying to trace those responsible for the Jamat ul Ahrar movement, in the Taliban area, which claimed responsibility for the attack.
Pakistani police have arrested 15 people in the last few hours. This was reported today by Geo TV. Among those arrested, it has been learned, there are also three brothers of the young suicide bomber who blew himself up among the families who were spending Easter in the city's Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. The suicide bomber was identified as Yousuf, 28, son of Ghulam Farid and a resident of Muzzafargarh district.
