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Pakistan market bomb leaves 22 dead and scores wounded | Pakistan market bomb leaves 22 dead and scores wounded |
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A bomb explosion in a market has killed 22 minority Shia Muslims and wounded 45 others in Pakistan’s Kurram tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. | A bomb explosion in a market has killed 22 minority Shia Muslims and wounded 45 others in Pakistan’s Kurram tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. |
The bomb exploded on Sunday when the market in the town of Parachinar was crowded with shoppers, said Mahtab Hussain, a local government official. | The bomb exploded on Sunday when the market in the town of Parachinar was crowded with shoppers, said Mahtab Hussain, a local government official. |
Husain said some of the critically wounded people were airlifted to hospitals in other cities. | Husain said some of the critically wounded people were airlifted to hospitals in other cities. |
All 22 killed were minority Shia Muslims, said another local government official, Nek Mohammad. | All 22 killed were minority Shia Muslims, said another local government official, Nek Mohammad. |
The explosion was caused by a remote-controlled bomb planted in the market, the two officials said. | The explosion was caused by a remote-controlled bomb planted in the market, the two officials said. |
Parachinar is the main town in Kurram, a predominantly Shia area that has been troubled by Islamic militant and sectarian violence. Pakistan’s military has carried out regular operations in the region to eliminate militants and control sectarian strife. | |
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Suspicion is likely to fall on al-Qaida and Pakistani Taliban-linked Sunni militant groups, who consider the Shias to be heretics. | |
The Taliban and allied Islamic militants have been waging a war against the state for over a decade, killing tens of thousands of people. | The Taliban and allied Islamic militants have been waging a war against the state for over a decade, killing tens of thousands of people. |
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