LAHORE (SW): At least eight people were killed and 21 others injured after a blast ripped through an under-construction building in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday.
The explosion took place in the particularly affluent Defence Housing Authority suburb of the city. “Eight people were killed as a result of the explosion in Lahore’s Defence area today,” said Punjab Health Minister Khwaja Salman Rafique, adding that forensic teams are working on the case, and are ascertaining facts. “It was a bomb attack,” Nayab Haider, a spokesperson for the Punjab police was quoted by the Express Tribune.
A day earlier, Pakistan’s military announced the launch of a new nationwide military offensive, codenamed Radd-ul-Fasaad (suppressing mischief), with an aim to eliminate remnants of terrorists, following a sharp spike in terrorist attacks.
Pakistan has been hit by a series of suicide bomb attacks in recent days, claiming more than 100 lives.
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