Three bombs kill 25 in attacks on Shi’ite Muslims

THREE bombs ripped through a Shi’ite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore yesterday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said.

The explosions appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks by Sunni extremists against the minority Shi’ites they consider infidels. Allied with al-Qaida and the Taliban, the bombers are also seeking to destabilise Pakistan’s US-backed government.

The blasts were the first major attacks since Pakistan was hit by devastating floods more than a month ago.