Blast Targets Sufi Shrine In Remote Area, Killing At Least 52; ISIS Claims Responsibility
November 14 2016
At least 52 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in Saturday's bomb blast at a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, say officials, as reported by Al Jazeera (Qatar)
The explosion occurred at the packed Shah Noorani shrine in Hub district about 40 km (24.9 mi) from Karachi, said provincial officials.
A military source cited by NBC News confirmed that the attack was a suicide bombing. Emergency services had difficulty reaching the remote site; at...
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