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| Pakistan Shah Noorani shrine bomb 'kills 30' | Pakistan Shah Noorani shrine bomb 'kills 30' |
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| At least 30 people have been killed and more than 70 wounded, including women and children, in an explosion at a Sufi Muslim shrine in Balochistan, according to Pakistani media. | At least 30 people have been killed and more than 70 wounded, including women and children, in an explosion at a Sufi Muslim shrine in Balochistan, according to Pakistani media. |
| Emergency services are struggling to reach the site in remote Kuzdar. | Emergency services are struggling to reach the site in remote Kuzdar. |
| Worshippers at the Shah Noorani shrine were performing dhamal - a trance-like dance - when the bomb hit. | Worshippers at the Shah Noorani shrine were performing dhamal - a trance-like dance - when the bomb hit. |
| Sufism, a tolerant, mystical practice of Islam, has millions of followers in Pakistan but is opposed by extremists. | Sufism, a tolerant, mystical practice of Islam, has millions of followers in Pakistan but is opposed by extremists. |
| A BBC correspondent says Sufi devotees have flocked to this popular shrine from all over the country, and from neighbouring Iran. | |
| Those critically injured are being transported to hospitals in Karachi 100km (62miles) away, according to local officials. | Those critically injured are being transported to hospitals in Karachi 100km (62miles) away, according to local officials. |
| Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and called for speedy rescue efforts. | Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and called for speedy rescue efforts. |
| Imran Khan, former cricketer and head of the Tehreek-e-Insaf party, condemned the attack that targeted the "core of our society". | |
| Extremist groups in the province of Balochistan have frequently targeted civilians this year. | Extremist groups in the province of Balochistan have frequently targeted civilians this year. |
| In October, dozens were killed in an attack on a police college in the city of Quetta and in August an attack on a hospital there killed 70 people. | In October, dozens were killed in an attack on a police college in the city of Quetta and in August an attack on a hospital there killed 70 people. |
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