Explosion Near Sufi Shrine Kills 9 in Lahore, Pakistan: Police

Explosion Near Sufi Shrine Kills 9 in Lahore, Pakistan: Police
Security officials and members of a bomb disposal team survey the site after a blast in Lahore, Pakistan May 8, 2019. Mohsin Raza/Reuters
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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 May 8, officials said.

The blast, one day after the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, took place close to the Data Darbar, one of the largest shrines in South Asia, which was cordoned off by security forces.