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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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Pakistan vows to crack down on Islamist militants

Pakistan has vowed to crack down on Islamist militants in the country, after an Easter day suicide bombing targeting Christians killed more than 70 people - 29 of them children.

In Lahore today, the first of the funerals were held, while Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gave the military new powers to arrest and interrogate suspected terrorists.

ITV News correspondent Romilly Weeks reports:

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