New Delhi: Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed's son, Talha Saeed, escaped an assassination attempt in a blast on the outskirts of Lahore, on Saturday.
At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the attack, reported Firstpost.
The bombing targeted a religious meeting at the Jamia Masjid Ali-o-Murtaza on Muhammad Ali Road in Lahore’s Township neighbourhood.
Earlier, the bombing was described as an accidental gas cylinder explosion by Pakistani authorities.
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Citing a source Firstpost reported, when the explosion occurred, Talha Saeed was waiting to speak at the religious meeting even as another Lashkar preacher was addressing the gathering.
He was treated for his injuries, the source said, at the Jinnah Hospital, a top Lahore facility, some five kilometres from the Ali-o-Murtaza mosque.
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