The Taliban faction that claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at an amusement park in Lahore, Pakistan, on Easter Sunday has identified the suicide bomber to NBC News, provided exclusive details of his training and vowed to keep killing more Christians and other religious minorities.
A spokesman for Jamaat-ul-Ahrar said a photograph posted on the group's Facebook page is that of the bomber in the March 27 blast, which killed at least 73 people, most of them Muslims, and injured scores.
The group identified the bomber as Salahuddin Khorasani. His name is likely an alias, as Khorasani — someone from Khorasan, an ancient name for Afghanistan — is a common nom de guerre for Taliban fighters, according to NBC News.
The spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, said the group's operatives trained in Afghanistan and brought the suicide bomber to blow himself up. He also said the group plans more "devastating" attacks.
