SEHWAN, Pakistan — At least 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded Thursday when a bomb ripped through a revered Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan, officials said, after a series of attacks which have shaken optimism over recent improvements in security. Kabul also regularly points the finger at Pakistan for sending militants to carry out bombings in the war torn country. The centuries-old shrine, one of the most revered in Pakistan, had been crowded on a Thursday, considered a sacred day for prayers. Images of the shrine showed blood smeared on the white floor around the grave, with debris and shoes scattered around. "But soon our phones started ringing that there was a bomb blast at shrine and we rushed towards it.

Source: Viet Nam News February 17, 2017 08:48 UTC