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11 killed in Lahore suicide blast

LAHORE: 11 people are confirmed dead and 30 injured in a powerful blast on

Ferozepur road

in Pakistan's Lahore, near the residence of Punjab chief minister

Shahbaz Sharif

. Some Pakistani media reports are calling it a suicide blast.

"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.

Further details are awaited.
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