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Pakistanis mourn victims of attack on Shiite mosque

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Mourners gathered Saturday under tight security at a Shiite mosque where a deadly suicide bombing occurred on Friday on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility overnight for the attack.

February 8, 2026
By ANJUM NAVEED, M.A SHEIKH and EHSAN SHAHZAD
8 February 2026

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Mourners gathered Saturday under tight security at a Shiite mosque where a deadly suicide bombing occurred on Friday on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility overnight for the attack.

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