Violence after Karachi shrine bombing kills eight

Police stepped up patrols in Karachi today to try to prevent renewed violence after angry mobs rampaged through the city in the aftermath of a suicide attack on a Sufi shrine that left eight dead and 65 injured.

The attack by two suicide bombers on the most beloved Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s largest city was a stark reminder of the threat posed by Islamist militants to this US-allied nation.