Lahore: 11 killed in Urdu Bazaar suicide blast

At least 11 persons have been killed and 65 injured as a suicide bomber blew himself up at Urdu Bazaar Lahore on Tuesday evening at a time when a large number of people were gathered at Karbala Gamay Shah and Data Darbaar to observe Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and Urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (R.A). According to details, police stopped a suspected 14-year-old boy at the first checkpoint for checking but he threw his bag due to which the blast was occurred at Urdu Bazaar chowk. Head of the suicide bomber has been found. A police car parked nearby was destroyed by the blast. It was under the use of Allama Iqbal Town Mujahid Force squad. According to our correspondent, 3 policemen are also among the dead. Rescue teams immediately reached the spot and started relief activities. The injured were shifted to Meo Hospital Lahore where emergency was imposed after the blast. Situation of most of the injured is stated to be critical. Cars and motorcycles were also damaged in the blast. Panic and fear prevailed among the people gathered at Data Darbaar. Police cordoned off the area and asked the people to clear the area to avoid any other untoward incident. CCPO Lahore Aslam Tareen while talking to Dunya News has confirmed that it was a suicide blast and the blast was occurred during checking of a suspected bomber. President Asif Ali Zardari, PM Gilani, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and other key figures strongly condemned the suicide bomb blast in Lahore, which caused loss of precious human lives and injuries.