Suicide bombers kill 14 in a Christian community in Pakistan

Monday, March 16, 2015 - 10:00am

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Sam Nelson
What happened?
In Pakistan, two suicide bombers blew themselves up.
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They killed at least 15 people.
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They wounded at least 70 people.
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"At least 78 people were wounded"
-- Dr. Muhammed Saeed Sohbin, medical superintendent at Lahore General Hospital
You can see a video from CNN here. Warning: it is very disurbing.
Where did the bombings happen?
The bombings happened in Pakistan ...
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... in Lahore City ...
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... in a neighborhood called Youhanabad.
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Pakistan is mostly Muslim, but Youhanabad is mostly Christian.
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It is one of the largest Christian communities in Pakistan.
What do we know about the bombings?
First, a man tried to get into St. John's Catholic Church.
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A security guard said he could't go in.
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He had explosives attached to his body.
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He blew himself up.
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A few minutes later, about half a mile away, outside a Protestant church ...
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... another suicide bomber exploded.
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Who was responsible for the bombings?
The Taliban in Pakistan said that they were responsible.
Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, said that they were responsible.
"The attacks will continue until Sharia Law is implemented in Pakistan" -- Ehsanullah Ehsan
What happened next?
After the bombings, the Christians were very angry.
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One man had been arrested by the police.
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But the Christians took him away from the police.
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They also found another man that they suspected.
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They lynched both of the men.
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They set both of their bodies on fire.
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There were demonstrations throughout the city, and in other cities, like Karachi.
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"The anger and grief shown by Christians strengthen our resolve to fight terrorism." -- Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan