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Pakistan Mourns Bombing Victims
ResumeFamilies are burying their dead after a suicide bomber struck a crowded public park in Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday. More than 70 people were killed and hundreds more injured. A Pakistani Taliban group claimed responsibility, saying it targeted Christians celebrating Easter. Shazeb Jillani, the BBC correspondent in Lahore, tells Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson that many Muslims were also killed.
Note: This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.
Guest
- Shahzeb Jillani, BBC correspondent in Pakistan. He tweets @ShahzebJillani.
This segment aired on March 28, 2016.