LAHORE, Feb 17:
At least six people, including two policemen, were killed today when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the police headquarters here, an attack claimed by a Taliban faction as revenge for execution of its members by Pakistan Government.
“A suicide bomber today blew himself up near the police lines at Qila Gujjar Singh. Six persons have been killed and eight wounded,” Lahore police chief Amin Wains told reporters.
“The suicide bomber wanted to enter the police headquarters but failing to do so he blew himself up near it,” Wains said.
The bomber could not enter the police headquarters due to elaborate security arrangements, he said.
The blast was so powerful that it broke the windowpanes of nearby buildings. A number of vehicles parked were also badly damaged. A couple of cars also caught fire.
Jamat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack.(PTI)
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