Death toll from gun attack in Pakistan on Shiites jumps to at least 28
- Gunmen attacked passenger vehicles in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 14 Shiite Muslim civilians and injuring 30 others, as reported by local police.
- The violence occurred in Kurram district, amid rising sectarian clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack and expressed condolences to the victims' families.
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Islamabad (Agencies) At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed in attacks in Pakistan, according to senior officials yesterday, in a new episode of violence in the northwest of the country. Local official Javed Allah Mehsud said that “two motorcades were targeted in Koram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province at the border with Afghanistan,” noting that 42 people were killed and 11 others injured. He added that about 10 attackers fi…
At least 38 massacred in gun attack on passengers’ convoy in Lower Kurram: police
Kurram DC says two separate convoys of Shia community targeted in ‘terrorist’ attack Interior Minister says in contact with KP authorities and they would be provided all-out help and support KP CM announces financial assistance for deceased persons’ families, terming attack ‘extremely regrettable and condemnable’ PESHAWAR/KURRAM: At least 38 people were killed and 30 others sustained gunshot wounds when a convoy of passenger van was ambushed …
Gunmen Kill 38 In Attack On Shi'ite Convoy Amid Rising Tensions In NW Pakistan
At least 38 people were killed and more than 40 wounded after gunmen opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying Shi'ite Muslims in northwest Pakistan as religious tension in the region rises.
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