Explosion claims 26 lives in Pakistan’s city of Lahore

‘A powerful explosion has claimed the lives of at least 26 people and injured dozens more in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
The powerful explosion hit a bustling main road in the south of Lahore on Monday and blew out windows in nearby buildings.
Haider Ashraf, deputy inspector general of Punjab police, said the explosion took place when a bomber on a motorcycle struck near police guarding a demolition site at Kot Lakhpat’s vegetable market on the outskirts of Lahore., adding that “police were the target.”
He said the explosion killed at least 26 and injured 54 others, many of them police officers.’
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