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Easter celebrations at a recreational park in Lahore took a bloody turn after a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing 69 and injuring more than 300 people
The horrific incident took place near a children's playing area on Sunday evening, as most Pakistani Christian families, gathered to celebrate Easter festivities at the Gulshan-i-Iqbal park.
Pakistani authorities reported that most victims of the bomb attack were women and young children.
According to European English daily, Khabar.eu, witnesses described the harrowing experience of hearing children screaming as families were frantically looking for their loved ones.
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These heart-breaking photos of the Lahore attack show the full extent of the bomb blast on Easter Sunday:
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The medical team, rescuers and families ferrying the injured and bodies of victims from the blast site
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An injured woman being transported to the hospital by emergency workers
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Heart-wrenching images of family members of victims crying and mourning the unfortunate death of their loved ones
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A woman weeping while speaking to security officers outside a hospital in Lahore
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Relatives of injured victims seen gathered outside a hospital in Lahore
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Family members mourning the death of a loved one after the Lahore blast
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A woman injured by the bomb blast comforted by a family member outside a hospital in Lahore
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar (TTP-JA), has claimed responsibility for the atrocious attack, naming male members of the Christian community that were celebrating Easter as their main target
"We must bring the killers of our innocent brothers, sisters and children to justice and will never allow these savage inhumans to over-run our life and liberty," said military spokesman Asim Bajwa in a Twitter post.
One 16 December 2014, the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) group massacred 132 school children at a military academy in Peshawar, Pakistan
A Pakistani photographer documents the aftermath of the shooting in one of classroom
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