Death toll in Lahore blast reaches 4

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Death toll in Lahore blast reaches 4

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Death toll in Lahore Railway Station blast has reached 4 as two minor brothers died of their wounds.

26 April,2012 04:54 am

Two real brothers who were injured in the Lahore Railway Station bomb blast succumbed to their wounds, raising the death toll to four.According to details, 9-year-old Mahmood died at the Mayo Hospital while his brother, 4-year-old Amir Sohail, died at the Children Hospital.Their parents, who were also injured in the blast, are under treatment at the Mayo Hospital.Meanwhile, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif visited the Mayo Hospital and inquired about the health of the injured.The funeral prayer of Head Constable Muhammad Idrees was held in Lahore. Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilor has termed the terrorists as enemy of humanity and said that the fight against them will remain continue.Meanwhile, a bomb was recovered from Peshawar-bound Awami Express when it reached Attock Railway Station after the bomb blast at the Lahore Railway Station.On the other hand, Railways Ministry has decided to change security plan at railway stations across the country.Directions have been issued to install CCTV cameras, walkthrough gates and scanners on the main railway stations. It has also been decided that security instruments at the railway station would be renovated while police staff would be equipped with bomb disposal squad and latest weapons.