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Facebook bug causes Lahore Safety Check notifications to be sent to those unaffected

March 28, 2016

Facebook activated its Safety Check system today following the tragic attack in Lahore, Pakistan in which dozens were killed by a suicide bomber. However, the activation didn’t function properly, as many in the U.S. and the U.K. received notifications from the social networking company asking them to check in and let their loved ones know that they’re safe. Facebook has since apologized, blaming the problem on a bug that it says has now been resolved.

Reports indicate that at least 63 people, mostly women and children, were killed and more than 300 injured during an attack on a children’s park in Lahore. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar (TTP-JA), a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, is believed to have claimed responsibility.

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