PAKISTAN: SUICIDE BOMB

Deaths as suicide bomber targets
Shias in Pakistan
Pakistani TV reports say at least 22 people are dead and
dozens injured after explosion in Sindh province.
23 Oct 2015| Pakistan, Asia
The blast on Friday, which struck worshippers marking
Ashura in the city of Jacobabad, also left 30 people
wounded.
At least 22 people have been killed during a procession to
mark a Shia religious holiday in the Pakistani province of
Sindh.
The blast on Friday, which struck worshippers marking
Ashura in the city of Jacobabad, also left 30 people
wounded.
A police official told the AFP news agency that the
procession was targeted by a suicide bomber.More than 10,000 extra police
officers had been deployed to guard Shia processions
during Ashura.
No one immediately took responsibility for Friday's
bombing, but an armed group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, had
claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack and
threatened more violence against Shia.