Lahore March 14 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and over a dozen others injured in a blast on the outskirts of Lahore in Pakistan on Wednesday.
According to DIG (Operations) Haider Ashraf the explosion occurred near a police camp in Raiwind. "The police appear to be the target " he said reports Express News. The casualties include policemen.
The nature of the blast was not immediately clear. Police say they were investigating. However rescuers say it was a cylinder blast.
The injured were shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Raiwind where some of them were listed in a critical condition triggering fears that the death toll might go up.
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