Suicide bombers kill dozens at Pakistan shrine

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UK Guardian:

 

Suicide bombers kill dozens at Pakistan shrine

 

At least 42 killed and 175 injured in blasts at Sufi shrine in Lahore where thousands had gathered to pray.

 

Bomb blasts ripped through the Data Ganj Baksh shrine in central Lahore Link to this video

 

Suicide bombers devastated one of Pakistan's most famous Sufi shrines last night, marking another vicious strike by violent extremists against the moderate form of Islam practised by most Pakistanis.

 

At least 42 people were killed and 175 injured when two bombers ripped through the Data Ganj Baksh shrine in central Lahore where thousands of people had gathered to pray, dance and listen to devotional music. The toll is expected to rise.

 

It was the second assault on a religious site in the city in recent months – an assault on members of the minority Ahmadi sect in late May killed 94 people – and underscored how extremists are determined to bring their bloody campaign to the heart of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous and powerful province.

 

The ruthless mechanics of the bombing were captured on CCTV footage and aired on television. The first bomber ran into a basement area, clutching a bag filled with explosives and ball bearings and pursued by a guard, before a large explosion swept across the room.

 

As the smoke cleared a presumed second bomber is seen slipping into the building, against the tide of fleeing worshippers, and running up a staircase into the main area, where he also exploded himself.

 

Television footage and photos showed debris and body parts scattered across the blood-stained marble courtyard of the shrine.

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... still Barry and friends refuse to acknowledge the threat of radical Islam and would like blame all the conflicts on America's misdeeds (GWB) and/or Israel.

 

Funny that you don't hear about many suicide bombings due to theological disputes on "sprinkling" or "immersion" between Methodists and Baptists.