2 killed, 6 injured as bomb hits Pakistan's Lahore

At least two people were killed and six others injured on Thursday as a bomb blast hit downtown area of Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, local media reported. The strong blast ripped through a restaurant in the Old Anarkali market. Deputy Inspector General of Police Rai Tahir said that the bomb was planted besides one of the pillars of the building and detonated with a time device. Police and rescuers rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to the Mayo Hospital where two of the injured were reportedly in critical condition. The restaurant was completely destroyed in the blast while window panes of the nearby buildings were also smashed. The intensity of the explosion was so high that it was heard miles away from the site. On July 6, 2013, at least five people were killed and over 50 others wounded when a bomb blast hit an ice-cream shop in the same area.