Lahore: At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed and 180 others injured when three suicide bombers struck in quick succession at a famous Sufi shrine packed with thousands of worshippers here, the latest in a wave of terror attacks that have rocked Pakistan. One attacker blew himself up at the crowded entrance to the shrine late last night and the second in the basement, where people perform ablutions before entering the complex.

The third bomber detonated his explosives vest in a part of the shrine adjoining a busy market, witnesses said. Forty two people were killed and 180 injured in the blasts, police said. Twenty five of the injured were in serious condition.