also coming up, police many pakistan arrest hundreds of people over sunday's suicide bombing in lahore. >>> the fbi says it's retrieved data from the san bernardino gunman's iphone despite apple's refusal to help. >>> plus, thailand's military government says its new draft constitution will return the country to democracy, but not everyone is convinced. >>> the hijacking of an egypt airplane is over. flight ms-181 was on its way from alexandria to cairo carrying 56 passengers. it was diverted to cypress after a man threatened crew on board. the plane remained at the airport for several hours until all the hostages were released or managed to escape. the hijacker's motives remain unclear. we have the report. >> reporter: hours after the crisis began, the final few hostages are seen exiting the hijacked plane. one had to escape through the cockpit window, and everyone else used the mobile stairs. they were escorted off the tarmac by police. the hijacker is believed to be among them. egypt's minister of civil aviation announced the peaceful resolution. >> translator: all the passengers al

let's doo with the attack in lahore. tell us more about what happened. >> the attack ter is said to have attacked the entrance gate. others were just entering into a ballpark which is very popular because it has joy rides and is jam packed on sunday because the children want to go there there would have been some christian community members as well but most of the victims from that suicide bombing where security forces are confirming women and children. we are told 250 people are injured. it's an emergency situation in the hospital and a separate attempt to save lives. >> stay with us. first of all, we want to talk about protests taking place where kamal is and where demonstrators have been voicing their anger at the execution. this has allowed strong feeling in pakistan. cadri was a policemen. in january, 20s 11, kadri turned on the man he was supposed be protecting and shot him in an islamabad marketplace. he said he killed him because the governor had publispoken out against the blasphemy law. he was sentenced to deat

. >> in explosions in pakistan in lahore in which 70 people were killed. we have more now from gerald tan. >> lahore is the political power base of pakistan's prime minister sharif. after the sunday attack he traveled to the city and spoke with the people. >> i have a very idea that these terrorists are making these innocent people soft targets. my brothers and sisters, i promise that every ounce of blood that was lost will be accounted for. >> pakistan is in mourning. funerals are being head for the dead. many of those killed were women and children. sommany injured, some critically. >> i was standing there when the blast went off. it was very loud. as we rushed over we saw a pool of blood and people lying everywhere. >> the park was packed with families celebrating easter sunday. a splinter group from the pakistani taliban said it was targeting christians. >> no part of pakistan is safe from the taliban. they chose to target, the softest of the soft targets are the minorities. >> the military has launched a series of raids. unfortunately, attacks like th

of lahore. this was the lastest taliban attack, to claim lives in taliban. a food cart vendor described the moment of the blast. . >> i was flipping a burger, i can't understand what was happening. >> i was speaking about it. i heard an explosion so big. i couldn't understand what was happening. >> it was the weekend. the park was full of families, as a result. most of the dead and injured were women and children. witnesses reported bodies strewn everywhere with emergency services stretched and casualties high. people used taxis and rickshaws to move the injured. the lahore hospitals on high alert. these attacks are not knew to the team of taliban. in the past the punjab province has been spared the worst of the violence, the taliban carrying out this attack in the ruling government's political backyard. with this attack in lahore, it a period of relative calm in the country may now be at an end snoop there was tension in the capital, islamabad, where armed police were on the streets because of

. >> state of emergency in hospitals across the city of lahore. lahore is one of the largest cities in pakistan. as you know, easter sunday, 6:00 p.m. when the suicide attack took place in this crowded park. we've been told by security officials that the park -- that the part of the park which was attacked was closed, was a children's park, a children's area of the park where children were playing, more crowded than usual, sunday evening, and that is why a lot of the people who have been injured and killed were families who have gone there to celebrate and just enjoy their holiday and their day off. we're also getting information that the suicide bomber has around ten kilograms of explosives strapped on to him. there has so far been no claim of responsibility, but there is complete chaos at the scene as pakistani security officials try to figure out and understand what exactly was the reason behind this attack in lahore. >> all right, that's sophia saifi reporting for us from islamabad, pakistan. that suicide bombing taking place in lahore, pakist

it took place in the city of lahore. that is bordering india. this city is a major city for pakistanis. it is part of pinjab. it is also the city from which pakistan's prime minister shariff is from. this group can attack anywhere and at anytime. a really tragic day for pakistanis as they count the costs and wait for response from the government as to how they will fight back. >> targeting a park near a playground on easter sunday. ravi, thank you. >>> the ancient city of palmyra is back under control of syria. a triumph for bashar al assad. the u.n. praising the liberation of palmyra. cnn's arwa damon tracking the latest from istanbul. we know the significance of palmyra coming back to the syrian government. away from isis forces. the question is how long can syrian forces actually hold on to palmyra. >> reporter: that is one of the key questions here and the other thing that all of this under scores is just how useful russian support has been to the syrian government. somebody that president bashar al assad is not shying away from stating. say

we sat down to get his take on the lahore attack. >> lahore is an attractive target for multiple type of terrorist groups, even in the past, because this city is considered the heart of the country, and if something happens in lahore, it gets more headlines and it's hard more to calm the pakistani. i think they strategically choose the target in lahore. islamabad it may be difficult. this is a splinter group of the pakistani taliban. now it's basically -- it's replaced the central ttp or the pakiststani talib faction. they're getting inspiration by i.s. and a few al qaeda chapters or affiliates operating in parts of the world. and what we have seen in the global contntext, that these terrorist groups learn from each other's tactics and, in many cases, their objective converge on the strategy. >> he says pakistan needs to keep a high level of vigilance. >> we cannot rule out that these attacks, the current terror wave in pakistan, may be the reaction of this -- these counter-terrorism actions which is going on in the main area of pakistan. so efforts are going on. in many cases the sec

lahore, and punjab escaped the violence. the latest bombing sending a reminder that the fight is far from over >>> and this attack that targeted christians prompted the head of the roman catholic church to tell pakistan to protect its religious minorities. pope francis described it as violence, senseless. >> i repeat once again, the violence and murderous hatred lead to pain and destruction, respect and fraternity are the only ways to achieve piece. may the passover of the lord inspire us more, to stop the hands of violent ones. and for love, and reconciliation to rain. let us pray for those in the attacks. >> while in the pakistani capital thousands have been protesting near parliament for a second day, angry about execution of the country. he has hung. they would criticize the blahs family laws. >> this defiant protest seemingly came out from nowhere. thousands came from islamabad to teleoperate the life. a police officer, who killed a man he was sent to protect. taking up the cause of a christian woman accused of blasphem

real devastation from lahore. lahore, is the capital of the state of punjab. and the state of punjab is where 60% of pakistan's population resides. this is the side of pakistan that receives terror attacks less frequently than other parts of pakistan in the northwest. this is unusual, to some extent, attack. and really, a message from the splinter group of the pakistani taliban, that has claimed responsibility. it is a message from them to the pakistani government saying, we can attack you anywhere. we can attack you in the heart of the punjab. in the city of lahore. that's the city that pakistan's prime minister is from. and his younger brother, the chief minister of the state of punjab. really, this is an attack that has jolted the government. it was a large explosion that was heard for kilometers away. >> how does the pakistan government plan to respond to this attack? and what are they doing to try to protect people from the threat of more attacks? is that even possible? >> what we heard from eyewitnesses on sunday, is there was little security at the pack

in what is a suspected suicide bombing in the city of lahore.losion was in the parking area of a public park that was packed with families celebrating easter holiday, a faction of the pakistan taliban has said it was behind the bombing. and we report saying that christians are said to have been the target. >> reporter: the explosion happened at a public park for children, in the heart of the punjab province, the ruling government's political stronghold, easter weekend meant the park was full of families and most of the dead and injured are women and children. witnesses reported bodies strewn every where, the number of casualties so high poem people were taken to hospitals in taxis and rickshaws and it's an occurrence in pakistan and fighting groups for over a decade but in the past pun skrab spared the worst of violence and country experiencing a period of relative calm, with this attack in lahore it seems that may now be at an end, al jazeera. >>> we will get more on that in a moment, first let's take a look at another story we are following fr

lahor and the larger province of punjab have so far escaped be this terrorism. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> al jazeera's kamal hyder sent us this update. >> confronted in at least two problems, one in islamabad and one in lahor, the prime minister of pakistan addressed his nation in what appears to be a prerecorded message in that he said that terrorists no matter where they may be will be sought and that the cancer of terrorism will be removed from pakistan. he also spoke about the military successes along the border areas in north and south waziristan, saying the military had achieved success however there are some pockets of problems across the country and that had to be tackled. the prime minister also speaking about the attacks in ankara and brussels, saying this was a problem that was now happening in other countries as well. but he said that no one would be able to stop the part of progress that pakistan had taken and that he was confident that he would overcome and the nation would overcome the difficulties. also in a message to the protesters who were sta

>>> a pakistani taliban attack kills at least 65 people, mostly women and children in a park in lahore. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, this is al jazeera live from doha i am adrian finnegan. also ahead, iraqi cleric begins a one-man protest in the heavily fortified green zone in baghdad. riot police in brussels disperse protesters marching to a memorial to tuesday's bombings. >>> russia offers restore palmyra after syrian forces say they have driven isil out of the ancient city. plus. >> reporter: i am way hay reporting from the first day on the lower mekong river. it's a continue controversial pt one the government says has to happen to help boost the economy. ♪ ♪ >>> a suicide bomber has killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children in a park in the pakistani city of lahore. it happened during easter holiday celebrations. a group linked to the taliban says that it's behind this latest attack on religious minorities in pakistan. we have a report. >> reporter: an explosion at a children's park in the heart of lahore. this was the latest taliban attack to claim lives in pakistan. a food cart ven

and i just can't do that on my mac. >>> targeting christians on easter in the city of lahore.t least 63 people are dead and more than 300 injured in the suicide bombing in pakistan. most of the victims are women and children, reports say the bomb detonated in a children's play area. the prime minister of pakistan, quote, won't be able to stop us, end quote. and they say their suicide bombers will continue these kinds of attacks. we'll have more on this at the top of the hour. >>> all right, victims of tuesday's attacks in brussels are faced with the task of having to return to the scene of the bombing and collect their suitcases and personal belongings they were forced to leave behind as they ran for their lives. reliving those terrifying moments is not easy. here's cnn's alexandra field. >> it was a matter of time. so you live with that. >> every minute mattered, but only some people get time to think about that. they are here waiting to go back. >> minutes before that you had been in the same spot where the bombs went off. >> yes, yes. i was lucky, i did online check-in. cam

after the suicide attack targeting families at a park in lahore, pakistan questions more than 5,000 peoplehundreds protest for a third day in islambad, demanding strict islamic law of pakistan. >>> dilma rousseff faces another blow with brazil's biggest party looking set to quick her coalition. plus. >> the united nations is know a friend of democracy. >> foreign policy donald trump style. how we plans to change u.s. relations with the rest of the world. ♪ ♪ >>> hello. cyrus practices a lefted a map who highjack ahead i plane with 81 people aboard. the man gave himself up to police after all the hostages were released or escaped. the flight was on route from alexandria to the egyptian capital cairo on tuesday morning. the flight usually takes about 30 minutes, shortly after take off the air bus 320 veered north. a passenger had threatened crew with what he said was a bomb. forcing the plane to land at larnaca airport in southern cyprus, he's been named. the president says the highjacking wasn't a terrorist act and suggested it could be linked to his cypriot ex-wife but raises more question

the blast followed two years of relative calm in lahore. struck in a park, a popular site for the christian community, many of whom had gathered to celebrate easter sunday. >> we strongly condemn them. >> my 22-year-old son, father of my grandchildren third my son has a two-year-old daughter. oh, my god. he should not have left me, my son. >> and pakistani taliban faction said it was targeting christians. dozens of bloodsoaked victims had to make their own way to the hospitals in taxes and rickshaws because they were not enough indolence is. -- in taxis and rickshaws because there were not enough ambulances. christians make up around 1.5% of the population. many said the government's offering quick condolences but are not improving security. three days of mourning has been declared. caught was alexander all -- alexander all caught reporting there. what is the latest on the investigation that has been launched there? isas you mentioned, there right now a military-led operation that is happening. there are five such military operations conduc

lahore largely escaped the violence. the latest bombing sending a reminder that the fight is far from over >>> let's take you back to the breaking news. the situation of a security alert at the capital building in washington d.c. we understand one capital police officer has been shot, but not seriously, according to reports, and the shooter in custody. let's bring in our correspondent who has been monitoring this for us. what happened? >> all we know is pretty much what you reported. this was a shooting at the visitor center in the capitol hill building, the congressional building at washington d.c. limited to a visitor's center. one security guard was shot. but the gunman has been custody, possibly shooting himself. that's all we had. we have the white house under lockdown. information sketchy at the moment. we have to be careful about anything that is said. we know what can be said in the heat of the moment can turn out not to be true. the information from reuters, the person responsible for the shooting has been custo

can you talk about what happened in lahore? basically, what has been going on in pakistan now for two to three decades is that religious schools have been created in large parts of the country, used as transmission belts, added to that there are camps which are supposedly educational camps for some of these groups which exist in different parts of the country, not just on the afghan border, and it is not a secret that in parts of the country's largest and most important province economically and pololitically, and the southern part of this province, there have been a number of camps set up by these groups which have not been dealt investigated -- or investigated seriously by the governments. the prime minister of pakistan, nawaz sharif, every time there is a terrorist outbreak, says exactly the same thing -- this will never happen again, this will not be allowed. he is beginning to sound like e broken record from old times. no one takes him seriously, which is why i think the army and the rangers are moving in to try to see wha

we are told that most of the hospitals in lahore are on an emergency footing.have hundreds of people that they are treating. some of them are in critical condition. now interestingly within hours of that deadly explosion the taliban and pakistan splinter group made a telephone call to a journalist in peshwar claiming responsibility for the attack and which is ally to the taliban in pakistan has carried out deadly attacks across the country. >> why do you think this attack could be taking place right now? why is this particular group looking for targets? >> reporter: well, this particular group wants publicity and they are saying they have time to coincide with easter. however, most of the people there, the casualties, although there may be some christians who were there at the park, this is a park that is popular with children and families from all over lahore because they have joyrides and most of the children demand they be taken on sunday to this particular park. so the casualties we are told majority are women and children although there are men because the

. >>> another 300 were wounded in the eastern pakistani city of lahore. the bomb went off near children's rides and a park crowded with people celebrating easter. they say they targeted the christian school and schools and businesses in lahore are closed today. >>> facebook apologized for a glitch that sent a safety check to users following the pakistan bombing. a safety check lets users to signal friends they are safe following an event like a bombing. yesterday's glitch sent the safety check notification asking if they were okay to users around the world. >>> during his easter address, pope francis denounced terrorism and remembered victims of attacks in europe, africa, and elsewhere. tens of thousands packed st. peters square to hear the pope. in his speech he cited recent attacks in brussels and elsewhere. >>> the race to the white house. bernie sanders his campaign is riding high after beating hillary clinton in three states over the weekend. meanwhile, the republicans are sparring over how to stop terrorism. don champion is here in new york. don, go

are think there are strategical issues at the heart of lahore. now it basically has replaced the central tpp, or pakistani taliban faction. they are getting inspiration by isis, and through al qaeda chapters, or the affiliates in parts of the world. what we have seen in the global context, that these terrorist groups learn from each other's tactics, and in many cases their objective converge on the strategy. >> he said pakistan needs to keep a high level of vigilance. >> we cannot rule out that these attacks, in pakistan may reaction of this -- these controversial positions, that are going on in the mainland of pakistan. so efforts are going on, in many cases security forces are taking the lead. they are willing. but whenever terrorists find the space, they try to be exploited. >>> foreign ministers from the group of seven countries will gather in hiroshima next month. japan's top diplomat will chair the meeting. we sat down with him to see how he intends to navigate some pressing issues. >> during the meeting, i wish to have intensive discussion

>> reporter: well, first of all, as you mentioned, the park situated in a residential area of lahores a very popular area with children, families, and being a sunday today, also coinciding with easter, the park was jam-packed. according to the security forces, the bomber was able to come to drive himself up to the gate where he detonated his explosives. many families were waiting outside, buying tickets, and some were entering into the premises. they were the ones who were worst hit and, of course, for a while, because the area plunged into darkness, nobody knew what had happened, but most of the casualties, we are told, are women and children and over 100 people are said to be wounded from the deadly attack. >> very early stages, but have we got any idea of why this park and area might have been targeted? >> well, it is very difficult to say who thwould have targeted ts park. it's women and children, an indisriminate attack, the palstan, they have taken responsibility for such attacks but it's too early to speculate. the intention was to cause as much mahem. it appears that the area

said hundreds of people have been arrested following a security crackdown a the bombing of a park in lahore. >>> the f.b.i. says its retrieved data from the san bernardino gunman's iphone despite apple's releasal that help. >>>y former cuba leader fidel castro wasn't happy with president obama's visit to cuba. >>> the highjacking having an egypt airplane to cypress in over. the flight was on its way from alexandria to cairo carrying 56 passengers. it was diverted after a man threatened crew onboard. the plane remained at the airport for several hours until all the hostages were released or managed to escape. the highjacker motives remain unclear. gerald tan reports. >> hours after the crisis began, the final few hostages are seen exiting the highjacked plane. one dramatically escaped through the cockpit window. everybody else used the mobile stairs. they were escorted off the tarmac by police. the highjacker he is believed to be among them. the peaceful resolution was announced. >> all the passengers along with the crew were released. they are now safe and sound. this is what we worked on a

we just learned all public parks are now closed in lahore.splinter group? >> reporter: christine, i'll come to that in a second. we have this in from the prime minister's office in pakistan. the prime minister just issued a statement saying that he will take this war to the doors of the terrorist outfits. god willing, he says, we will wipe them out. strong words from the pakistani prime minister's office. that might be a little bit reassuring for the pakistani people. about this splinter group, it splintered away from the taliban two or three years ago. this group has made a name for itself for conducting attacks that are brutal and not necessarily in the northwestern part of the country, but in the cities. southeastern city, more populated parts of pakistan like lahore and it has a history of targeting christians. the pakistani government says it will try to attack this group in whatever way it can. >> so terrifying. the christians in that country are a small minority. attacking them in a park with a playground on easter sunday. just atrocio

in a challenge to the government, the militants said in a statement: "we have entered lahore." eastern city in punjab province, the country's richest and most populous, is a power base of prime minister nawaz sharif. his government launched a paramilitary crackdown in punjab today. and, after visiting the wounded, sharif returned to islamabad, vowing to defeat what he called the "extremist mindset." >> ( translated ): we will not let them raise their heads again, we will not allow them to play the lives of the people of pakistan. this is my resolve, this is my government's resolve and this is >> woodruff: but in the capital, islamabad, muslim extremists rioted outside parliament for a second day. they chanted "death to nawaz" and demanded authorities impose islamic sharia law. back in lahore, funerals played out all day as victims, including some of the children, were laid to rest. >> ( translated ): these people were innocent. they had no idea when they left their homes what was going to happen to them, terrorists killed these innocent people. we demand strict punishment for >

it happened in the usually peaceful city of lahore, near the indian border. the blast took place near the children's rides early in the evening. tonight the white house is calling the attack appalling. a splinter group of the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility. and danielle nottingham has the latest. >> reporter: the explosion >> reporter: a blast ripped through the city park. the explosion happened near these rides, most of the dead were women and children. families searched for their loved ones amid the chaos. this witness says he carried 20 children to the hospital and car. at the time of the blast, he says children were on ride at the fairground. dozens of body draped in sheets were carried into waiting ambulances at the scene. local hospitals flooded with hundreds of casualties declared a state of emergency. the wounded were treated wherever there was space. the explosion happened as police clashed with demonstrators throughout pakistan who were protesting what they believe was a political execution. the faction of the taliban group claiming respon

. >> reporter: an explosion at a children's park in the heart of lahore.s the latest taliban attack to claim lives in pakistan. a food cart vendor described the moment of the blast. >> translator: i was cooking a burger and suddenly i heard an explosion so big. i couldn't understand what was happening. >> reporter: it was the weekend and the park was full of families. as a result, most of the dead and injured women and children. witnesses reported bodies strewn everywhere. with emergency services stretched and a number of casualties so high. people used taxis and rickshaws to move the injured. lahore's hospitals are high alert. these kind of attacks are not new to the people of pakistan. the country has been fighting a taliban insurgency for over a decade, whereas in the past the punjab province has been spared the worst of the violence, the taliban carried out in attack in the ruling government's political backyard w this attack in lahore, it seems a period of relative calm in the country may now be addiso be at an end. >> let's hear from a fellow of the

lahore largely escaped the violence. the latest bombing sends a sobering reminder that the fight is over >>> al jazeera's kamal hyder listened to an address by sharif and sended this report. >> the prime minister addressed his nation in what appears to be a prerecorded message. in that he said that the terrorists, wherever they may be, and the cancer of terrorism will be removed from pakistan. he spoke about the military successes, and north and south waziristan saying that the military achieved a great success. however, there were some pockets of problems across the country, and that had to be tacked the prime minister spoke about the attacks. >> it was a problem that was happening in other countries as well. he would say no one would be able to stop the path of process that pakistan had sustain, and he was confident that he was overcome, and the nation would overcome. in a message to the protesters, staging a sit-in outside parliament. he said that there would be no compromise, and they would not be allow to play with

this happened in the city of lahore. news 4's ray villeda is live outside of the pakistani consulate with new information. >> reporter: the impact of those attacks being felt in new york. the state department and consulate reminding folks t t they should defer any travel to pakistan, any non-essential travel because there's a travel warning in effect. they're also warning folks to be vigilant about surroundings, hours just after the deadly terror attack rocked the city. in lahore there's heartbreak, a terror attack killed at least 60 people during an easter celebration. >> it's happening in my city. i was, like, you know you hear about these things happening in the modern areas. >> reporter: a world away, at taste of lahore, the fear is understood. >> we live in he same city. we live about five or ten kilometers away from where it actually happened. >> repor r: a faction of the taliban took responsibility for the heinous attack, an explosion near children's rides, injuring more than 300 people. soon after this chaotic sc

this is what is happening in lahor even. >> still to come. on al jazeera, donald trump's campaign manager is charged with assaulting a journalist. plus. how the sufi branch o is returng to power. crk tv, crk tvreturning. >> welcome back. here's a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. dilma rousseff has just been dealt a major blow with the part of her coalition quitting. >>> a hijacker of an egyptian plane was arrested after giving himself up. >>> and pakistan's government has given supporters of khadri, executed assassin, until wednesday before sending in security forces. >>> the death toll in the brussels attacks have been revised down to 32. after thorough verification after lifting the number to 35 on monday. jacky rowland reports now from the brussels suburb of molenbeek, where the ring leader of the paris attacks was arrested. apologies, we can't bring you that report from jacky rowland, we'll try obring it to you a little later in the program. >>> the trial of seven alleged somali pirates have started in paris. they are charged wi

people in lahore have been calling for security to improve. >> something must be done for this. some solid steps must be taken. like terrorists should be the fitting answer. they should be caught. we're being terrorized. this was a sad incident. how awful is it that people come in were killed. >> well, we're joined in washington, d.c. the director of the institute of peace. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. we're just hearing that since the attack of easter sunday in lahore the police in pakistan have arrested 200 people and questioned more than 5,000. this to me would indicate that they obviously have a lot of suspicious about such activities in the area and perhaps didn't act on it sooner. what did those numbers suggest to you? >> i think that's absolutely right. you know, the conversation in pakistan's heart land, this conversation was something in punjab that needs to be done to root out the hotbed of extremism in southern punjab where this bomber hails from. this has been going on for years. this ising in new. the intelligence agency. the law enforcement have lea

the government has been battling armed groups for more than a decade but lahor and the wider province of punjab have so far escaped much of the violence but evidence that the fighting is far from over. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> shooting in capitol hill today, chaos broke out when police shot a man who they say drew a weapon at the capital visitor center. no one was injured but a female bystander did sustain minor injuries. >> based on the initial investigation we believe this is an act of a single person who has frequented the capital grounds before, and there is no reason to believe that this is anything more than a criminal act. >> the suspect was identified tonight as larry dawson, a 66-year-old man from tennessee. he had been ordered to stay away from the capital after an outburst in the house chamber last fall. the area is expected to reopen tomorrow. >>> i.s.i.l. forces have destroyed many of the relics in palmyra. spokesmen of antiquities say it could take five years to restore. syrian government recaptured palmyra yesterday, now that syrian government forces are digging in th

lahore is near the in n's second dozens were killed and hundreds injured. a spokesman for the u.s. national security council described it as a cowardly t in what has long b park. wendy gille this man says, "my cousin told me that 17 of our relatives are dead." a pakistani faction of the taliban claimed responsibility saying the bombing targeted christians. this witness says i carried 20 children to be taken to the hospital. i moved three bodies to a police car. the attack was in a park popular with families where there are children's rides. la more is near the indian border -- lahore is near the indian border, back stand's second largest city. there will be three days of mourning in the region. the white house called the attack appalling. a spokesman for the u.s. security council described it a cowardly act in what has long been a scenic and placid park. >> related to that attack facebook is apologizing tonight. the site had a glitch with its check-in feature to allow users to notify their friends were safe. people nowhere near the blast were asked to check in. facebook says it has

paramilitary crack down after the lahor bombing. 73 killed. this as thousands rally again against pakistan's blasphemy laws. hello i'm barbara serra, you're watching al jazeera, live from london. belgian police release cctv films from the attacks. palmyra since i.s.i.l. was driven out of the ancient syrian city. and red alert for aircraft at the most active volcanoes from alaska's aleutian islands, eresultsresults erupts. erupts. hello thank you for joining us. suicide bomber target ed christians, killing 70 people in pakistan, most were women of children, also most were muslim. >>> giving paramilitary extraordinary rights, where thousands have rammie rallied fa second day. punjab governor criticized blasphemy laws. first, jerald tan reports. >> in the wake of sunday's suicide attack, traveled to the city and visited the victims in hospital. from a determined leader came this warning: >> translator: i have a very good idea of the message at a these terrorists are sending. my brothers and sisters, i promise that every ounce of blood will be acc

but in crowded public parks like the one in lahore, bombs don't discriminate. most of the parents left desperately looking for their children in the chaos were muslims. afzal was on the scene. "the kids," he said, "were on fairground rides when the bomb went off. i carried 20 to be taken to the hospital." they were loaded on the ambulances and rushed away. the anxious parents of survivors hovered at their bedside while the devastated families of the dead gave in to shock and heartbreak. this evening pakistan's prime minister, nawaz sharif, went on television, promising the nation that he would do whatever it takes to uproot terrorism. easier said than done, though. on the weekend, sharif had to order police to disperse islamic hardliners demonstrating in front of the parliament. and his security forces face a bewildering array of extremist groups. in an open taunt to the government and to those who support pakistan's three million christian, the taliban faction that carried out the lahore bombing has warned it won't be the last. today pakistan's government orde

we have this report. >> reporter: an explosion at a children's park in the heart of lahore. this was the latest taliban attack to claim lives, a food cart vendor described the moment of the blast. >> i was talking about it. i heard an explosion, i couldn't understand what was happening. >> it was the weekend and the park was full of families, as a result host of the dead and injured women and children. witnesses reported bodies strewn everywhere. people used taxis and rickshaws to move the injured. lahore's hospitals on high alert. these kinds of attacks are not knew to the people of pakistan. the country has been fighting a taliban insurgency for a decade. in the past the punjab province has been spared the worst of the violence, the taliban carried out this attack in the ruling government's political backyard. >> with this attack, it seems a period of calm may be at an end. >> condemnation of the attack came in a statement by the u.s. national security council saying that :. >> republican presidential candidate tweeted this: and donald trump reacted afte afteafter: says do

the bomb went off in a busy park in the city of lahore. busy with families celebrating the holiday. at least 63 people were killed. hundreds more injured. most of the victims are women and children. and we're told that the bomb detonated not far from several children's rides. the national security council issued a statement condemning the "cowardly attack" and saying that the united states stands with the people of pakistan against terrorism. i'm heather childers in for harris faulkner. thank you for joining us. this is the "fox report." we'll have more in just a moment. but we begin with politics. a big weekend for the sole challenger to hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. bernie sanders sweeping hillary clinton in three western caucuses. hawaii, alaska, and washington state. and he won in dominating fashion, taking at least 70% of the vote in each state. sanders talked about what he calls a real momentum shift. >> a lot have not yet declared. then you've got super delegates are in states we win by 40 or 50 points. i think their own constituents are going to say to them

the lahore hospitals on high alert. these kinds of attacks are not new to the people of taliban. in the past the punjab province has been spared the worst of the violence, the taliban carrying out this attack in the ruling government's political backyard. with this attack in lahore, it a period of relative calm in the country may now be at an end snoop >>> the syrian army officially recaptured the ancient city of palmyra from isil. it's a major victory for the troops fighting the rebel group. they were backed by constant russian air strikes. isil seized control of palmyra in may of last year. mohammed jamjoom reports. >> reporter: a significant advance against isil in syria. according to state media, government forces backed by russian air power recaptured the ancient city of palmyra after days of fighting. while there has been no independent confirmation, the syrian observatory for human rights said by sunday morning the bulk of i.s.i.l.'s forces in the city had retreated. >> translation: following a series of large-scale operations, the units operating in the eastern countrysid

an easter sunday slaughter in lahore.hildren laughing, quickly turned into screams of sheer terror when a suicide bomber blew himself up at their playground. 72 people are dead and hundreds more are wounded. many of them women and children. christians were the targets says jamaat ul ahrar, a pakistani taliban splinter group which claimed responsibility for the attack. the army is on the hunt for the militants saying they've already made several arrests and car aried out raids in three different cities. the prime minister has canceled his upcoming trip to the united states this week and has visited survivors at the hospital. he has pledged to wipe terror from the country but given the complicated and entrenched militant web there it is an enormous challenge and joining me now is maleeha lodhi, the pakistani ambassador to the united nations. welcome, ambassador. >> first and foremost do you even know who this group is? do you know what you're going after? it's a splinter group. >> yes, i think we have to put what happened,

but in crowded public parks like the one in lahore, bombs don't discriminate. desperately looking for their children in the chaos were muslims. afsal was on the scene. >> translator: the kids were on fairground rides when the bomb want off the i carried 20 to be taken to the hospital. they were loaded on to ambulances and rushed away. the anxious parents of survivors hovered at their bed sides. while the devastated families of the dead gave into shock and heartbreak. this evening pakistan's prime minister, nawaz sharif went on the television, promising the nation he would do whatever it takes to uproot terrorism. easer said than done though. on the weekend sharif ordered police to disperse hard-liners demonstrating in front of the parliament. and his security forces faced a groups. in an open taunt to the government and to those who support pakistan's 3 million christians, the taliban faction that carried out the lahore bombing warned, it won't be the last. today pakistan's government ordered a crackdown on extremists by police and also by thousands of paramili

and that our thoughts and prayers are with the people of lahore. now that statement also went on to say that the lust continue to work with pakistan officials to combat terrorism in the region. terry? >> all right, pete, thanks so much. >>> facebook activated its safety check feature in the wake of that deadly attack. and that allows people to check on friends or family to make sure that they're okay. but the feature malfunctioned today. prompting people all over the world to be notified that they could get ahold of their loved ones and see if they were okay, even if they were nowhere near pakistan. we're updating this developing story across our digital platforms. download our free app to get the latest information or check out our twitter feed. >>> two more americans are confirmed dead in the brussels attacks. the names are not immediately being released but the announcement brings the u.s. death toll to four. earlier today, the white house announced president obama called the parents of the other two american victims. he offered his condolences