Lahore explosion: Facebook activates 'Safety Check' feature

LAHORE: In wake of the brutal suicide attack on Monday social media site Facebook activated 'Safety Check' feature for the residents of the city.

At least 26 people have been martyred in a suicide attack in the Ferozepur area of the provincial capital in the afternoon, confirmed DIG Operations Dr Haider Ashraf

Speaking to Geo News, DIG Operations confirmed nine policemen were martyred in the blast and the suicide bomber was on a motorcycle.

At least 26 people, including 9 policemen martyred in Lahore attack

Provincial government confirms that 58 people were injured in the explosion

The Safety Check feature, launched in 2014, allows Facebook users to notify friends that they are safe. The feature was used for the first time in the United States last year after a gunman massacred 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida.