Police in Pakistan are hunting militants behind a suicide bomb attack that has killed at least 69 people and injured at least 300 more.<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s blast, which happened in a park in the eastern city of Lahore, targeted Christian families as they celebrated Easter.<\/p>\n
A Taliban faction has claimed responsibility, a faction that once declared ties with the so-called Islamic State.<\/p>\n
Many of the victims were women and children and the death toll is expected to rise.<\/p>\n
Pakistan\u2019s been plagued by violence for years, since joining a US-led campaign against Islamist militancy after the 9-11 attacks in America.<\/p>\n
Many Christians accuse the government of doing little to protect them.<\/p>\n
Euronews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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