Triple blasts rock Pakistan shrine, 30 killed (Second Lead)

April 3rd, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS  

Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Three suicide blasts ripped through a shrine in Pakistan’s Punjab province Sunday evening, killing at least 30 people and injuring over 100, officials said.

The blasts took place at about 5.40 p.m. in the Sakhi Sarwar shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan district, Geo News reported.

Rescue monitoring in-charge Muhammad Ahsan said the blasts took place near the main gate of the shrine.

Hundreds of people, including women and children, had gathered at the shrine in the afternoon.

The condition of several injured was critical, district official Iftikhar said.

Police said the blasts were suicide attacks.

An alleged suicide bomber was taken into custody and his suicide jacket was defused. He was later taken to undisclosed location for investigations.

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