LAHORW – Atleast nine persons, including five policemen were martyred and20 others were injured in a suicide attack which targeted a police checkpost in Raiwind on the outskirts of Lahore, Punjab.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Dr Haider Ashraf confirmed thatit was a suicide blast which ripped through a police check post located onRaiwind Road leading towards the ground where *ijtima* (congregation) ofTableeghi Jamaat is held.
The senior police official said initial reports suggest that a motorcyclewas used to carry out the suicide attack, adding that investigations wereunderway out to identify and locate the accomplices of the alleged suicideattacker.
Moreover, evidence was collected by the Bomb Disposal Squad from the siteof the blast for further investigation.
DIG Ashraf said body parts of the suicide bomber were recovered from theexplosion site and sent to the forensic lab for further examination.