Over. Syrian forces say they have taken control of the city from i. S. I. L. And in sport hosts india beat australia for the t20 world cup and afghanistan is playing the first win in the nation beating 2012 champions, the west indies. Hello we begin in pakistan where at least 60 people have been killed and 250 wounded in a suspected suicide bombing in the city of lahore. The blast went off in the parking area of a public park that was packed with christian families celebrating easter. Al jazeera has the latest. Reporter the explosion happened at a public park for children, in the heart of the punjab province, the ruling governments stronghold and easter weekend meant the park was full of families and most of the dead and injured are women and children. Witnesses reported bodies strewn everywhere and the number of casualties so high people were taken to hospitals and taxis in rickshaws and its familiar in pakistan and fighting armed groups for over a decade but in the past punjab has be
Ancient city. Plus. Reporter i am way hay reporting from the first day on the lower mekong river. Its a continue controversial pt one the government says has to happen to help boost the economy. A suicide bomber has killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children in a park in the pakistani city of lahore. It happened during Easter Holiday celebrations. A group linked to the taliban says that its behind this latest attack on religious minorities in pakistan. We have a report. Reporter an explosion at a childrens park in the heart of lahore. This was the latest Taliban Attack to claim lives in pakistan. A food cart vendor described the moment of the blast. Translator i was cooking a burger and syed suddenly i heard an explosion so bigism couldntt understand what was happening. Reporter it was a weekend and the park was full of family as as a result most of the dead are women and children. Witnesses reported bodies strewn everywhere. With Emergency Services stretched and a number of
The battle for palmyra appears now to be over, Syrian Forces say they have taken control of the city from i. S. I. L. Beginning this program in pakistan where at least 65 people have been killed and 250 have been wounded. In what is a suspected suicide bombing in the city of lahore. The explosion was in the parking area of a public park that was packed with families celebrating easter holiday, a faction of the Pakistan Taliban has said it was behind the bombing. And we report saying that christians are said to have been the target. Reporter the explosion happened at a public park for children, in the heart of the punjab province, the ruling governments political stronghold, easter weekend meant the park was full of families and most of the dead and injured are women and children. Witnesses reported bodies strewn every where, the number of casualties so high poem people were taken to hospitals in taxis and rickshaws and its an occurrence in pakistan and fighting groups for over a decade
In support of a man the nation hanged. Disappointment for a group of refugees. One of the worlds great art museums reinventing itself to be more contemporary and modern. Im in new york. That story coming up. Syrian president Bashar Al Assads army has taken full control of the ancient town of palmyra. Governments forces have been advancing into isil held territory. Theres been heavy fighting in the Historic Center and residential areas. Syrian army backed by russian air power sap turd the citadel which is a unesco World Heritage site. Lets go to our correspondent near the turkish, occurian border. Can you confirm that all forces have pushed out ice ail and all the fighting ended . I can confirm that the syrian army is in control of the city center and most parts of the town, mainly in the center of the town. However, isil has claimed that its fighters still fighting in the eastern part and the northeastern part of the town. They say theyve attacked a number of syrian army positions, inc
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