Pakistan: eight dead after blast near major Sufi shrine in Lahore - reports

Explosion reportedly targeted van carrying elite police officers as hundreds of pilgrims gathered at 11th century site

At least eight people have been killed in a blast near Lahore’s Data Darbar, the largest Sufi shrine in south Asia, police in the Pakistani city said.

The explosion was reported around 8.45am local time (4.15am GMT) on Wednesday morning. City police chief Ghazanfar Ali told Associated Press that police officers were the apparent target.

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