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Pakistani security forces killed dozens of suspected militants on Friday, a day after Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing that killed more than 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine, the biggest in a spate of attacks this week across the country.
The bombing at the famed Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in southern Sindh province was Pakistan's deadliest attack for two years, killing at least 83 people and highlighting the threat of militant groups such as the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State.
"Terrorists will be targeted ruthlessly, indiscriminately, anywhere and everywhere. No let up," an armed forces spokesman added in a tweet.
A Pakistani policeman stands guard during Friday prayers on a street in Peshawar on February 17, 2017 following a bomb attack on a shrine of 13th century Muslim Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.. [/IMG]
These atrocities are commonplace in Pakistan, where weekly reports of scores killed by militants is the norm.
Could Muslim sectarian violence eventually come to Europe and the United States?