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Suicide Attack on Sufi Shrine in Pakistan Kills Dozens
THE TELEGRAPH: Three suicide bombers attacked a popular Sufi shrine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, leaving at least 42 dead and wounding nearly 200 people.



The bombing of Lahore's Data Darbar shrine, the burial site of a famous Sufi saint, struck at the heart of the moderate Islam most Pakistanis practice. The assault wounded 180 people and again demonstrated the potency of militant groups that are linked to but operate far from the north-west tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.

Thousands of people had gathered late on Thursday at the green-domed shrine when bombs went off minutes apart in separate sections.

The blasts ripped concrete from the walls, twisted metal gates and left the white marble floor awash with blood.

Worshippers scattered as white plumes of smoke blanketed the area, footage showed.

There was no claim of responsibility, but Islamist extremists consider Sufism to be heretical, and they have previously struck non-Sunni sects. >>> | Friday, July 02, 2010

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Pakistan : un triple attentat kamikaze fait des dizaines de morts
Les forces de l'ordre inspectent les lieux du triple attentat-suicide qui s'est produit dans le sanctuaire de Lahore le 1er juillet, tuant au moins 35 personnes. Photo : Le Monde
LE MONDE: Au moins 35 personnes ont été tuées et 175 blessées dans trois attentats-suicides qui ont frappé jeudi 1er juillet le sanctuaire soufi de Datar Darbar, à Lahore, dans le nord-est du Pakistan, proche de la frontière indienne. Les explosions ont eu lieu dans l'immense complexe situé au cœur de la ville, qui abrite le tombeau d'un saint soufi et dans lequel des centaines de pèlerins se rassemblent chaque jeudi soir, a expliqué sur les chaînes de télévision le plus haut responsable de la mairie de Lahore, où vivent près de 10 millions de Pakistanais. >>> LeMonde.fr avec Reuters et AFP | Jeudi 01 Juillet 2010

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Leading Muslim Cleric Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack in Lahore
Sarfraz Naeemi, whose father founded the madrassa where the bomber struck, was well known across Pakistan. Photo courtesy of TimesOnline
TIMES ONLINE: A prominent Pakistani Muslim cleric who founded a religious alliance against the Taleban was killed today in a suicide bomb attack on his Islamic college in the eastern city of Lahore.

Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi appeared to have been the target of the blast in his office at the Jamia Naeemia madrassa, which he headed and where he had just conducted Friday prayers.

Dr Naeemi — whose father founded the madrassa and who was well known and respected in Lahore and across Pakistan — died on the way to hospital, according to his son, Waqar.

“I was still in the mosque when I heard a big bang. We rushed towards the office and there was a smell of explosives in the air. There was blood and several people were crying in pain,” Waqar said.

Geo TV showed Dr Naeemi’s body lying on a stretcher, his beard and hair covered in dust and blood stains around his nostrils. >>> Jeremy Page, South Asia Correspondent | Friday, June 12, 2009

Pakistan Suicide Bombing Kills 23 in 'Taliban Revenge Attack'
THE TELEGRAPH: Terrorists struck against Pakistan's security forces with devastating effect, killing at least 23 people in a suicide car bombing in Lahore.

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Almost 300 more people were injured in an attack that the government said was revenge for its offensive against the Taliban.

The assault began when a car was driven up to the gates of a provincial headquarters of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. Several men inside the car jumped out and opened up with a volley of gunfire. Guards outside the building returned fire.

A few seconds later the explosives in the car were detonated, causing a huge explosion which flattened a police building next to the ISI offices, and shattered surrounding buildings, including a hospital.

A wide crater was left where the car had blown up. At least nine policemen and several intelligence agents, including a senior officer, were among the dead. The remainder of the dead and the bulk of the wounded were civilians caught in the midmorning blast on Wednesday in the centre of the city.

Muhammad Ali, a bystander, said: "The moment the blast happened, everything went dark in front of my eyes. The way the blast happened, then gunfire, it looked as if there was a battle going on." >>> By Isambard Wilkinson in Islamabad | Wednesday, May 27, 2009