Pakistani authorities arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, following a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque that killed 31 people on the outskirts of the capital, according to CBS News. The attack, which also wounded 169 others, was claimed by a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, identifying itself as Islamic State in Pakistan, as reported by its Amaq News Agency.
The bombing occurred on Friday when the attacker opened fire on security guards before detonating an explosive vest inside the mosque, according to CBS News. Photos from the scene showed children among the casualties, and a local security official was cited by CBS News. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced the arrests on Saturday.
In other news, the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department are investigating a new message regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, according to ABC News. Authorities are inspecting the message for its authenticity, the sheriff's office said in a social media post on Friday. Nancy Guthrie went missing last weekend, and authorities believe she was abducted from her Arizona home, ABC News reported.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Tehran would "target U.S. bases" in the region if American forces launched an attack, according to Fox News. The remark came after Araghchi said Friday that indirect nuclear talks with the U.S. in Oman were "a good start" and that there was a "consensus" that the negotiations would continue, Fox News reported. "It would not be possible to attack American soil, but we will target their bases in the region" if Iran is attacked by U.S. forces, Araghchi said, according to Fox News.
In a separate development, several female athletes and women's sports activists criticized the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in a Super Bowl-style ad on Saturday, according to Fox News. The ad, by the sportswear brand XX-XY Athletics, mocked the ACLU for its recent video promoting the rights of trans athletes in women's sports. The ACLU's video, part of its "More Than A Game" campaign, featured former women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe.
Finally, a man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance was also found with child sexual abuse materials, according to the Justice Department (DOJ), as reported by Fox News. Shannon Mathre, 33, of Toledo, Ohio, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of threatening Vance during the vice president's visit to Northwest Ohio in January, the DOJ said. Mathre is accused of saying, "I am going to find out where he (the vice president) is going to be and use my M14 automatic gun and kill him." The DOJ did not provide specific details about when or where the threat was made, but Attorney General Pam Bondi was cited by Fox News.
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