Deadly blasts hit Sufi shrine in Lahore
Suicide bombers have launched a triple attack on a Sufi shrine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
At least 35 people died in the blasts at the popular Data Darbar shrine late on Thursday evening, officials say.
At least 175 other people were hurt in the blasts, believed to be the first targeting a shrine in Lahore.
Thousands of people were visiting the shrine at the time, officials say. It holds the remains of a Sufi saint, Abul Hassan Ali Hajvery.
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18 killed in Lahore triple blasts
At least 18 people were killed in three suicide blasts that rocked the Data Darbar shrine in Lahore Thursday night, media reports said.
Three blasts went off at the shrine, where many people were praying inside. One blast took place inside the shrine while another went off in front of the main gate and the third took place in the courtyard, Xinhua reported.
Two attackers blew themselves up inside the shrine while the third one outside it, Sajjad Bhutta, Lahore district coordination officer was quoted as saying by Geo TV.
The death toll was still unconfirmed, but over 100 people were injured, the Dawn reported citing police officials.
Thursday is a day at the shrine where crowds gather at night, police said. Due to the presence of a large number of people, the bombers may have managed to get through, despite tight security, they said.
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