LAHORE, Pakistan: Fourteen people were killed and more than 70 injured when two Taliban suicide bombers attacked churches in Pakistan’s Lahore on Sunday, sparking mob violence in which two other suspected militants died.

The bombings occurred during prayers at two churches located around half a kilometer apart in the city’s Youhanabad neighborhood, which is home to more than 100,000 Christians, officials said.

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