PAKISTAN: Bomber kills 8 outside Sufi shrine in Lahore

At least eight people have been killed in an explosion outside a major Sufi Muslim shrine in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said. Five police officers are reportedly among the dead. A police van was the prime target, authorities said. Police have described the blast as a suicide attack. It has been claimed by […]

At least eight people have been killed in an explosion outside a major Sufi Muslim shrine in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said.

Five police officers are reportedly among the dead. A police van was the prime target, authorities said.

Police have described the blast as a suicide attack.

It has been claimed by the Hizbul Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban.

The explosion occurred at 0844am local time (0344 GMT) near the Data Darbar Sufi shrine, one of the oldest Sufi shrines in South Asia.