(16 Feb 2017) An Islamic State group (IS) suicide bomber struck inside a famed shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 75 people in the deadliest attack in the country in more than two years.
The bomber entered the main hall of the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan and detonated the device amid dozens of worshippers, according to three security officials, who said at least 20 women and nine children were among the dead.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief reporters.
Fazal Palejo, a senior health official in Sindh province, confirmed the toll.
IS claimed the attack in a statement circulated by its Aamaq news agency, saying it had targeted a "Shiite gathering."
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed that security forces will track down the perpetrators of the attack, according to Pakistani state TV.
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