Explosions hit a Christian area in Lahore, Pakistan, killing at least four people, emergency services say.

Karachi, Pakistan Two explosions hit a Christian community in Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least four people, an emergency services official said.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

The blasts went off in the Nishtar Colony area in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, according to rescue service duty officer Naseem Arif. He told CNN that a child and a police officer were among the dead.

It wasn't immediately clear how many people were wounded in the explosions.

Credit: CNN