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Senior police officers among 13 killed as suicide bomber strikes Lahore
At least 13 people were killed and 85 injured when a suicide bomber struck Monday evening around 6pm outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore during a protest, police officials said.
Inspector General of Police (IG) Punjab Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera confirmed that six police officials were among the dead, including two senior officers.
85 people were also injured in the attack, which he said had targetted police officials present at the site.
The Jamat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack.