Islamabad: At least 22 people, including five children, were killed and dozens injured when a “suicide” bomber targeted a Muharram procession in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Friday night, media reported.
The dead and critically injured were shifted to Larkana hospital, where an emergency had been declared, Dawn TV reported.
Police confirmed that over 40 people, including several children and women, were injured in the attack.
Malik Zafar Iqbal Awan, local police officer, claimed that “the police have recovered lower part of the body of the possible suicide bomber from the site”.
The medical superintendent of the civil hospital, where the injured people were shifted, said the death toll was expected to rise as at least 15 among those injured were in critical condition.
Following the blast, a group of angry protestors stormed the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police accusing the law enforcement agencies of providing inadequate security to the procession.