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February 17, 2017

Pakistan: Suicide Blast at Sufi Shrine Kills 77, Injures Hundreds
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In Pakistan, a suicide bomb blast ripped through a dance celebration at
a Sufi Muslim shrine Thursday, killing at least 77 people and wounding
hundreds of worshipers in a remote part of the southern Sindh province.
Survivors of the bombing described a horrific scene.

Mohammad Ashfaq: "As soon as I entered the shrine, I heard a dreadful
sound. The first thought that came to my mind was that this could not be
a bomb blast, but then the next thought that came to my mind was that we
were dead. It was like doomsday."

An offshoot of the self-proclaimed Islamic State claimed responsibility
for the attack, which was the deadliest single assault in Pakistan in
recent years.


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