41 killed, 115 injured in Pakistan suicide blasts

At least 41 were killed and 115 injured when two suicide bombers blew
themselves at a crowded Sufi shrine near Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab
province yesterday. The first bomber blew himself up near the entrance
of Sakhi Sarwar Darbar, a shrine dedicated to the 13th century saint
Syed Ahmad Sultan. The second bomber struck a security check post
outside the shrine, which is located 30 km from Dera Ghazi Khan. The
Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Taliban
spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan told the media that this group carried out
the attack in retaliation for military operations against militants in
northwest Pakistan. Regional police chief Ahmed Mubarak said that two
would be suicide bombers were arrested at the shrine.