(VOVworld) - At least 70 people were killed and over 200 injured in a suicide bombing at the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Pakistan, on Thursday.

The site of bomb blast in Sehwan, Pakistan on February 16 (Photo: AFP/ VNA)

The bomber struck inside the compound, where a large number of devotees were performing dhamal, a devotional dance in the shrine. Pakistani police said around 500 to 800 people were in the shrine when the explosion occurred. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.