Sehwan Sharif suicide bomber ‘identified’

Author: Agencies

NAWAB SHAH: Sindh Police Inspector General A.D Khawaja said that the suspected suicide bomber, who exploded himself at a crowded shrine in Sehwan Sharif, has been identified.

Speaking with the media, he said that the bomber’s identification would help police track the mastermind of the attack.

On the occasion, CCTV footage was also released to the media showing the suspected bomber entering the shrine. “We are almost sure that the man spotted in the footage is a suicide bomber,” said Khawaja.He said that other security agencies were also assisting in the probe of Sehwan shrine attack.

A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Sufi shrine in Sehwan Sharif on Thursday, killing at least 80 people and wounding dozens more in the deadliest of a wave of bombings across the country this week.

The high death toll at the shrine makes it one of the worst attacks in Pakistan in recent years.

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