Bomb Explosion Kills at Least 2 in Crowded Bazar

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 01-20-2022, 08:07 AM

A powerful bomb went off in a crowded bazar in Pakistan's second largest city of Lahore on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding 26 others, police and rescue officials said.

Abid Khan, a senior police official, said the dead and wounded had been transported to a nearby hospital, where some were listed in critical condition. officers are still trying to determine what kind of device was used for the attack, he added.

The blast was so powerful that it damaged several shops near the eastern city's famous Anarkali bazar, witnesses said. TV footage showed burning motorcycles in a crowded bazar, as the wounded cried for help.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, but it comes days after the Pakistani Taliban shot dead three police officers in separate attacks in the capital, Islamabad, as well as the northwest region bordering Afghanistan.

The Pakistani Taliban, who have been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power across the border in Afghanistan, warned this week they could carry out more attacks in the near future.

Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the bombing in a statement, urging local authorities to provide the best possible medical facilities to those who were wounded in the blast.

am1984 · #2 ● 01-20-2022, 08:43 AM

Mr.NoCredit · #3 ● 01-20-2022, 11:13 AM

Could you imagine what it’s like to live in a place where you’re under a constant threat of being blown up!?! That would really suck.

SolonJhee · #4 ● 01-20-2022, 11:23 AM

pokerplay · #5 ● 01-20-2022, 04:18 PM

Gotta keep on your toes living in those shitholes.

HYPRTCKR · #6 ● 01-20-2022, 05:23 PM

~ These kind of chaotic wannabe overthrows of rival warring factions have gotten too far, & it is all because of militaries around the world who make a substantial profit from weapon sales.
~ Sanctions against countries & manufacturers of war weapons should be implemented, but instead their activities are hidden away in covert pacts, & never addressed, because, again, they make too much money making war.
~ Russia knows this very well, since they are one of the largest suppliers of weapons to Latin America. And we all know Latin Americans are suckers for anything that goes Bang-Bang!!