6 Killed in Fresh Bomb Blast in Pakistan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - At least six people were killed and 30 injured after a bomb ripped through the Pakistani city of Lahore Thursday, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in violence.
The blast, the second to hit the provincial capital this month, crumpled cars and sent panic rippling through the city after the wave of attacks across Pakistan killed more than 130 people.
The building where the bomb went off was under construction in a market crowded with people, including children, witnesses told AFP.
Police and administration officials confirmed it was a bomb attack, as rescuers supplied the casualty toll. No group has immediately claimed responsibility.
The fresh attack follows a bomb blast in Lahore on February 13 which killed 15 people, and a devastating suicide attack at a Sufi shrine in Sindh province that left 90 people dead.
The attacks, most of which were claimed by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group or the Pakistani Taliban, have dented growing optimism over the country's security after it appeared to be making strong gains in its decade-and-a-half long war on militancy.
