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More than 200 held after Pakistan detains 5,000 over Easter bombing

Pakistan has held 216 suspects after a major sweep by the military and the police saw more than 5,000 detained over the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attack.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to crack down on Islamist militants in the country after the attack in Lahore claimed the lives of more than 70 people, including 29 children.

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Candlit vigil for victims of bombing in Lahore, Pakistan

A candlelit vigil has been held in Lahore, Pakistan, in honour of the victims of the Easter Sunday suicide bombing.

At least 70 people -including 29 children - were killed in the blast, which has been claimed by a faction of the Pakistani Taliban.

Civil rights activists and lawyers gathered at the vigil, calling for unity and holding placards condemning the bombing and reading: 'Terrorism has no religion' and 'No to Talibanization'.

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