Death Toll in Pak Shrine Blast Climbs to 50

PAKISTAN - The death toll in a devastating suicide attack on a Sufi shrine in Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday rose to 50 after several persons succumbed to their injuries in hospital, officials said. Two suicide bombers struck the famous Sakhi Sarwar Darbar near Dera Ghazi Khan yesterday while thousands of people were attending the annual 'urs' or festival of the 13th century shrine. Forty-one people were killed yesterday and the others died later, officials said. Over 100 people were injured in the attack, the latest in a series of terrorist assaults targeting Sufi shrines. [Source: Indian Express]

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