Baloch Nationalist Army, a newly emerged terrorist group, claimed responsibility for the Lahore blast on its social media account. They have appointed Mureed Baloch as their spokesman. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid stated in a TV show in the evening that Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility, but that intelligence agencies were unable to determine who carried out the terrorist attack.
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Earlier this month, two minor separatist groups – Balochistan Republican Army and United Baloch Army – merged and formed Baloch Nationalist Army.
Source: Dawn