No headway in Data Darbar blast

LAHORE: Investigators have yet not made any significant progress in a probe into a suicide blast outside the Data Darbar shrine, ARY News reported.

Officials investigating the May 8 blast that killed 13 people, including Elite Force personnel, are connecting the dots to trace the facilitators of the terror attack.

Citing the investigation carried out into the terror incident so far, sources say the explosive-laden vest which the Data Darbar bomber had worn was similar to one used in the Mall Road bomb blast. There is certain similarity between suicide vests used in the two explosions, he added.

Besides, data of suspicious calls have been collected with the help of geofencing and dozens of people have been made part of the investigation to reach the culprits.

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Sources further said the suicide attacker who blew himself outside Data Darbar was provided the vest near the shrine.

Earlier, on May 12, another victim of the blast succumbed to his injuries at Lahore’s Mayo Hospital, increasing the death toll from the incident to 13.

The victim, identified as Tahir Aslam, 18, was a resident of Pakpattan. He worked at a shop nearby Data Darbar.

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