*LAHORE: *Death toll in the suicide attack in Lahore’s Raiwind area became10 after another policeman succumbed to injuries on Thursday.
According to details, Constable Naeem was part of the police deployment atthe annual congregation in Raiwind. He was injured in the suicide blastthat *initially martyred nine personslink>*,including five police personnel and four citizens.
Among the six policemen martyred, there are two sub-inspectors and fourconstables.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Operations Dr Haider Ashraf saidthat the attack was carried out against police personnel. The injuredinclude Raiwind assistant superintendent of police (ASP), he said.
The DIG further said that a motorcycle was probably used by terrorists totarget a police check-post 600 meters from the Raiwind Tableeghicongregation site. He added that dozens of vehicles were also damaged inthe blast.
DIG Haider Ashraf further said that body parts of the suicide bomber wererecovered from the explosion site and sent to the forensic lab for furtherexamination. The senior police official stressed that if the suicideattacker had managed to enter the congregation site, the death toll couldhave been much higher.
Defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly claimedresponsibility for the attack.