Explosion in Lahore, Pakistan kills at least 70
On March 27, 2016, a bomb ripped through a park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan, killing at least 70 people. According to Reuters, the Taliban faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack.
“The target[s] were Christians,” said Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for the faction, on March 27, 2016. “We want to send this message to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that we have entered Lahore. He can do what he wants, but he won’t be able to stop us. Our suicide bombers will continue these attacks.”
The blast struck Gulshan-e-Iqbal park, in Lahore.
FBI report that they have cracked San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
According to a California court filing, the FBI no longer requires the assistance of Apple in cracking the iPhone belonging to one of the two San Bernardino shooters. On March 28, 2016, FBI filed a court document explaining that the FBI had accessed the data on the iPhone.
“The government has now successfully accessed the data stored on [Syed Rizwan] Farook’s iPhone and therefore no longer requires the assistance from Apple Inc. mandated by Court’s Order Compelling Apple Inc. to Assist Agents in Search dated Feb. 16, 2016,” read a section of the March 28, 2016 court filing.
Previous to the court filing, the FBI insisted that only Apple was capable of producing a method to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone.
Though the government was able to successfully unlock the iPhone, the question of cyber-security, as well as the encryption debate, remains in the public’s mind. A Department of Justice statement ensured that the government remained vigilant in its efforts to gather data from encrypted devices.
“It remains a priority for the government to ensure that law enforcement can obtain crucial digital information to protect national security and public safety, either with cooperation from relevant parties or through the court system,” read a March 28, 2016 justice department statement.
—Compiled by Sameer Chhabra