Suicide Bombers Kill and Wound Dozens at Churches in Pakistan
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iStock/Thinkstock(LAHORE, Pakistan) — At least 14 people were killed and scores of others wounded in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday when two suicide bombers detonated explosives near two Christian churches that were filled with worshipers.
The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest against religious minorities in the heavily Muslim country.
According to witnesses on the scene, one bomber blew himself up near the gate of a church and when people rushed to help the victims, the other bomber set off his explosives.
There were also reports that an angry mob went after two people they believed responsible for the bombings, killing them and then burning their bodies.
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