Pakistan arrests 15 over Lahore attack

Police arrested 15 people including three brothers of the suspected suicide bomber who killed 72 people at a park in Lahore, Geo news reported.

The bomber has been identified as Yousuf, son of Ghulam Farid, a resident of district Muzzafargarh, born on January 1, 1988.

A blast on Sunday evening, occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, just outside the exit gate and a few feet (metres) away from children´s swings.

Eyewitnesses said they saw body parts strewn across the parking lot once the dust had settled. The park was particularly busy on Sunday evening due to the Easter holiday weekend.

Source: MENA