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March 30, 2016

Pakistan Detains More Than 5,000 After Bombings in Lahore
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In Pakistan, authorities said they have detained more than 5,000 people
and released most of them following Sunday's bombings at a park in
Lahore. The attack killed 72 people, many of them children. Rana
Sanaullah, a state minister for Punjab province, where the bombings took
place, said more than 200 people remain in custody.

Rana Sanaullah: "During these raids, 5,221 suspects were rounded up;
5,005 of them were released after verification of their particulars. Two
hundred sixteen suspects are in custody pending further investigation.
After further investigation, we will know more about them. If someone is
innocent, they are innocent. If someone is found to be guilty, they will
be charged."

Topics:Pakistan

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