Lahore, Pakistan - The death toll from an
explosion in eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has risen to 11, a
rescue service official said, in a blast near a popular
vegetable market in central Lahore.
"We are confirming 11 people are dead and 20 are wounded,"
said Jam Sajjad Hussain, spokesman for the Rescue 1122 service.
A spokesman for the Punjab provincial government said
authorities were trying to establish the cause of the explosion,
but two police sources in Lahore told Reuters the explosion was
a bomb blast targeting police.