Facebook apologizes for Lahore blast 'Safety Check' error

LAHORE/SAN FRANCISCO: Social media giant Facebook has apologised to users in many countries including India for wrongly sending texts asking if they were "affected" by the deadly Taliban bombing in Pakistan on Easter Sunday.

The targeted suicide attack on Christians in a crowded Lahore park killed more than 70 people, nearly half of them children.

Facebook's Safety Check system activates after a tragedy to help people let others know they are safe.

The social network blamed a "bug" for the warnings sent to people thousands of miles away from Pakistan.

Responsibility for the attack on Sunday has been claimed by a Taliban splinter group called Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, which said it targeted Christians celebrating Easter.
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