The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted online Tuesday. The militants’ Amaq news agency published a photo of what it said were the three attackers, all operatives of the group’s so-called Khorasan Province faction, which is active in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
But a senior security official said Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Pakistani extremist group that has targeted the country’s Shiite Hazara minority over the years, was responsible for the bloodshed, which also left more than 100 people injured. Many of the wounded remained in critical condition, meaning the toll could well rise. – READ MORE
