<2>Explosion at Pakistan Shiite mosque kills dozens
Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in an explosion at a packed Shiite mosque in the Pakistani city of Shikarpur. The attack comes amid concerns about heightened sectarian and militant violence in Pakistan.
At least 35 people were reported to have been killed on Friday after an explosion during prayers at a Shiite mosque in Shikarpur. The small city is in Sindh province, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of the port of Karachi. News agency reports of the death toll varied but with dozens of people reportedly injured and searchers hunting frantically through the mosque’s rubble, it was feared the number of victims would rise.
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