Bombing in Pakistan kills six

Lahore: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a vehicle carrying census workers in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people - two data collectors and four soldiers who were escorting them, a government spokesman and police said, reports AP.
The attack took place on the outskirts of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, said Malik Ahmad Khan, the provincial government spokesman. The border with India is several kilometers (miles) away from the site of the explosion.
A local police official, Mohammad Afzal, said that along with the six killed, 15 people were wounded in the blast.
TV stations aired footage showing the census workers' badly destroyed vehicle. The blast was so powerful that it also damaged nearby shops.

Bombing in Pakistan kills six

Lahore: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a vehicle carrying census workers in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people - two data collectors and four soldiers who were escorting them, a government spokesman and police said, reports AP. The attack took place on the outskirts of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, said Malik Ahmad Khan, the provincial government spokesman. The border with India is several kilometers (miles) away from the site of the explosion. A local police official, Mohammad Afzal, said that along with the six killed, 15 people were wounded in the blast. TV stations aired footage showing the census workers badly destroyed vehicle. The blast was so powerful that it also damaged nearby shops.