QUETTA — The death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta rose to 15 on Saturday, officials said. Islamic State claimed its suicide bomber carried out the attack to target an Afghan Taliban seminary. “The U.S. condemns this heinous terrorist attack in a place of worship,” Paul Jones, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, said in a statement. However, two officials said on condition of anonymity that the seminary was part of the Afghan Taliban. Islamist militants, including Islamic State which consists of splinters from local Taliban and sectarian groups, also have a strong presence in the region.

Source: National Post January 11, 2020 13:30 UTC