The Early Edition: March 28, 2016 by Megan Graham
The Early Edition: March 28, 2016 by Megan Graham Wednesday March 30 th , 2016 at 4:25 PM Just Security 1 Share Megan Graham Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. PAKISTAN At least 72 people were killed and hundreds injured in an apparent suicide bombing in Lahore , Pakistan on Sunday. The bombing targeted Christians celebrating Easter in a large park in the city. At least 17 children were killed. [ Wall Street Journal ’s Saeed Shah and Qasim Nauman] Jamaat-e-Ahrar, a splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the blast. A spokesman for the terror group said the bombing was also meant to show the government “it cannot deter us even in their stronghold, Lahore.” [ New York Times ’s Salman Massod] Authorities are now searching for fighters associated with Jamaat-e-Ahrar. [ The Guardian ’s Taha Siddiqui]