Akhir 29, 1432 / April 03, 2011, SPA -- At least 42 people were killed and over 100 injured on Sunday in two back-to-back suicide bombings at a shrine in central Pakistan, rescue workers said. According to dpa, the attacks occurred at the mausoleum of Sufi saint Sakhi Sarwar, located some 40 kilometres from the city of Dera Ghazi Khan in eastern Punjab province. "So far 42 people have been killed and over 100 injured in the suicide attacks at the shrine," said Natiq Hayat, regional head of the state-run 1122 Rescue department. "Nine children and 15 women are among the dead." Police chief of Dera Ghazi Khan district, Iftikhar Sahu, said two suicide bombers detonated their explosives near the main entrance of the shrine. Geo Television said Taliban militants took responsibility for the attack.
