Suicide bomber kills at least 65, mostly women, kids in Pakistan Park

Police seal off Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park where a suicide bomber left over 52 people dead. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan: A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people and injured more than 280 others, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political base of Punjab.

The blast occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, a few feet away from children's swings.