A bomb blast at a Shia mosque in the Sindh province of Pakistan left at least 40 people dead.
The attack in Shikarpur came soon after Friday prayers and was claimed by Jundullah militants, who are linked to the Pakistani Taliban.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the incident and ordered an immediate investigation into the attack.
Mr Sharif is currently on a visit to Karachi, the capital of the province in the south of the country.
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