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| Explosion near Sufi Muslim shrine in Lahore, Pakistan kills at least 9 – police | Explosion near Sufi Muslim shrine in Lahore, Pakistan kills at least 9 – police |
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| A faction of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the bombing of the Sufi shrine of Data Darbar in Lahore, Pakistan, which killed at least nine people and wounded a further 24. | |
| Abdul Aziz Yousafzai, spokesman for the Hizbul Ahrar militant group, claimed that the attack had been timed to minimize civilian casualties and only targeted Pakistani authorities. | |
| Images from the scene show the blast had destroyed a police van near an entrance to the shrine. Hundreds of worshipers were inside and outside the shrine at the time of the attack. | Images from the scene show the blast had destroyed a police van near an entrance to the shrine. Hundreds of worshipers were inside and outside the shrine at the time of the attack. |
| The dead included at least three policemen, a security guard, and a citizen, according to Deputy Inspector General Operation Lahore Ashfaq Ahmed Khan. | The dead included at least three policemen, a security guard, and a citizen, according to Deputy Inspector General Operation Lahore Ashfaq Ahmed Khan. |
| Khan confirmed that elite commandos tasked with guarding the shrine were the intended targets of the bomb, though the exact nature of the explosion is not yet known. | Khan confirmed that elite commandos tasked with guarding the shrine were the intended targets of the bomb, though the exact nature of the explosion is not yet known. |
| Rescue teams have responded to the explosion and the injured have been taken to a nearby hospital. | Rescue teams have responded to the explosion and the injured have been taken to a nearby hospital. |
| The shrine was targeted in a 2010 suicide attack that killed over 40 people and has since been guarded by heavy security. The explosion took place on the second day of Ramadan. | The shrine was targeted in a 2010 suicide attack that killed over 40 people and has since been guarded by heavy security. The explosion took place on the second day of Ramadan. |
| No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, and no suspects have been named. Forensic teams are onsite gathering evidence. | No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, and no suspects have been named. Forensic teams are onsite gathering evidence. |