2019 Lahore bombing

The 2019 Lahore bombing was a suicide bomb attack that occurred on the morning of 8 May 2019 outside Data Darbar in Lahore, Pakistan. It killed at least 13 people[1] (including five policemen)[2] and injured at least 24 others.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] CCTV footage of the blast showed the bomber targeted an Elite Police mobile parked outside the shrine.[10] Hizbul Ahrar - a splinter group of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan - claimed responsibility for the attack. On 9 May 2019, security forces arrested four suspects during a raid in Lahore's Garhi Shahu area.[11] On 10 May 2019, the provincial government formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the incident.[12]

2019 Lahore bombing
Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
LocationLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Date8 May 2019; 08:44am
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths13
Injured24
PerpetratorsJamaat-ul-Ahrar
MotiveTerrorism
Sectarian violence in Pakistan

See also

References
  1. "Data Darbar blast death toll rises to 13". Samaa. May 10, 2019.
  2. "5 policemen martyred in explosion targeting Elite Force vehicle near Lahore's Data Darbar". Dawn. May 8, 2019.
  3. "Lahore attack: At least 10 killed in suicide bombing outside Sufi shrine in Pakistan". The Independent. 8 May 2019.
  4. Masood, Salman (2019-05-08). "Sufi Shrine Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 10". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
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  6. "10 martyred in suicide blast at Data Darbar". www.thenews.com.pk. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  7. "Lahore suicide blast death toll rises to 11". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  8. "Pakistan: Blast near major Sufi shrine in Lahore kills 10". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  9. "Death toll rises to 11 in Lahore suicide attack outside Sufi shrine". The Hindu. PTI. 2019-05-09. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-05-09.CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. "Watch: Footage emerges of Lahore's Data Darbar blast". Samaa. May 8, 2019.
  11. "Security forces arrest 4 from Lahore in connection with Data Darbar bombing". Dawn. May 10, 2019.
  12. "JIT formed to investigate Data Darbar blast". Express Tribune. May 10, 2019.

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