Lahore suicide blast toll rises to 11

The death toll from the suicide blast outside Pakistan's oldest Sufi shrine in Lahore increased to 11 after one police official succumbed to his injuries. The attack was claimed by splinter group the Hizbul Ahrar.

Lahore: The death toll due to the suicide blast outside Pakistan's oldest Sufi shrine in Lahore rose to 11 as one police official succumbed to his injuries on Thursday.

Policeman Saddam Hussain was injured in the Wednesday attack when a 15-year-old suicide bomber detonated himself near an Elite Force of Punjab Police vehicle parked close to the 11th-century Data Darbar Sufi shrine.

With the lastest death of a cop, the number of police officers killed in the attack mount to six. The attack was claimed by the Hizbul Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban.

At least 26 others were being treated for their injuries, two of whom were in critical condition, media reported.

Meanwhile, two of the deceased police officials, hailing from Sargodha and Gujranwala, were laid to rest in their respective hometowns, media reported.

Data Darbar was also targeted in a 2010 suicide bombing that killed more than 40 people.