Sehwan suicide bombing
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On 16 February 2017, a suicide bombing took place inside the Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Sindh, Pakistan, where pilgrims were performing a Sufi ritual after the evening prayers.[2][10][11] At least 90 people were killed and over 300 injured.[3][8][12][13][14]
2017 Sehwan suicide bombing | |
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Part of Terrorism in Pakistan | |
Location | Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan |
Date | 16 February 2017 |
Target | Sufi pilgrims |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Suicide jacket,[1] grenade[2] |
Deaths | 91 (+1 bomber)[3][4][5][6][7] |
Injured | 300+[8][9] |
Perpetrators | ISIS |
Assailants | 1 suicide bomber |
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the bombing.[10] Services at the shrine were resumed the next day in an act of defiance against terrorists,[15] while leading Pakistani performers partook in the traditional Sufi whirling dance at the shrine a few days later as a protest against the radical Islamist perpetrators.[16]
The attack followed a series of terrorist incidents earlier in the month, including a suicide attack in Lahore. Pakistani authorities alleged that the attacks were orchestrated by jihadists in Afghanistan.[17]