– On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and his own wish to express condolences to all the families and relatives of the victims of yesterday’s attack in Lahore, Pakistan – wrote the foreign minister said in a statement.
– We hope that the organizers of Sunday’s attack, during which killed many Christians will be caught and brought to justice – said Waszczykowski.
the aim of the coup against park in Lahore in the Pakistani Punjab, which admitted fraction Taliban Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, were to be Christians. Until the outbreak occurred in the area of the parking lot in front of the park Gulshan-e-Iqbal, just a few meters from the children’s swings. Park Easter Sunday evening was full of people.
The attack on Christians
A faction of Pakistani Taliban admitted Sunday’s attack in Lahore. The attack was directed at Christians. According to information Pakistani authorities that the attack made a suicide bomber at one of the gates to the city park.
At this point, the place was a lot of families with children who celebrated Easter. – I was standing near the swings, when I heard a loud explosion. I ran to the place and saw pools of blood and lying people. Here there was good protection – says one of the witnesses Mohammed.
The attack admitted group Jamatul Ahrar, faction of the Pakistani Taliban, which in the past declared membership in the Islamic State.
Pakistani police does not confirm, however, if such information. The same group conducted a year ago, a similar attack in Christian districts of Lahore, when 10 people were killed.
On the other hand in 2013 in attacks on a church in Peshawar killed 80 people. Christians in Pakistan account for only 2 percent of the population. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and canceled a scheduled trip to the UK.
Local authorities declared three days of mourning. Pakistan for years torn by the unrest. Local Taliban often carry out attacks. Their goal is usually the army or the police.
IAR, PAP, bk
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