At least nine people were killed by a blast targeting a security checkpoint outs...
LAHORE, Pakistan - At least nine people were killed by a blast targeting a security checkpoint outside a major Sufi shrine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, officials said.
“Police was the prime target in this attack. We are collecting forensic evidences to ascertain the nature of the blast. This attack has left nine dead and 24 injured,” said Ashfaq Khan, deputy inspector general of police operations in Lahore. Police out up checkpoints on main thoroughfares leading to the shrine and hospitals were placed on alert, officials said.
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