News Came in About 2 hours ago after a bombing at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured Today(30/1/2015), a local official said.
The attack took place just before Friday prayers started in the southern city of Shikarpur in Sindh province, said Sharjeel Mamon, the city's information minister.
The militant group Jundallah claimed responsibly for the attack, the group's spokesman Ahmad Marwat said in a statement.
Pakistan is a majority Sunni country. Shiites make up about 10% to 15% of the country's population, according to the CIA World Factbook.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif condemned the killings and Made an oat to fight terrorism.
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