40 Killed in Pakistan Mosque Bombing

Pakistani authorities say at least 40 people were killed and nearly 50 others wounded in a powerful bomb attack at a minority Shi'ite mosque in Sindh province during Friday prayers. The bombing occurred in Lakidar area of Shikarpur, around 470 kilometers north of the port city of Karachi. Several of those wounded were said to be in a critical condition. A Sunni militant group, Jundallah, claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest in a rising tide of sectarian violence...

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