By TARIN NAVID
Paltalk News Network Correspondent

MULTAN, Pakistan - An explosion in Lahore has killed 13 and has injured 72 more - some critically.

According to reports 800 kilogram of explosive were used in the suicide car bombing. The target of the bombing was an investigative agency.

A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban’s main umbrella faction, Tehreek-e-Taliban, claimed responsibility. He said it was in response to U.S. drone attacks on insurgents in Pakistan.

The blast destroyed offices used to interrogate suspected militants in Lahore. It was the latest attack to target security forces on Pakistan’s cultural capital.