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| Karachi bomb kills Shia Muslims | Karachi bomb kills Shia Muslims |
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| At least 11 people have been killed by a bomb attack in the Pakistani city of Karachi, hospital officials say. | At least 11 people have been killed by a bomb attack in the Pakistani city of Karachi, hospital officials say. |
| The attack, involving a motorcycle bomb, targeted a bus carrying Shia Muslims to a religious procession. About 50 were injured. | |
| It took place on the main road of the country's commercial centre. | It took place on the main road of the country's commercial centre. |
| Friday is the last and most important day of the Arbaeen religious festival, 40 days of mourning for the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. | Friday is the last and most important day of the Arbaeen religious festival, 40 days of mourning for the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. |
| It was not clear if the bomb was rammed into the bus by a suicide bomber or if the motorcycle was parked by the side of road. | |
| Security cordon | |
| The bus was one of dozens used to transport Shia mourners from all over the city to a central procession. | |
| The attack happened on a commercial street near the main Sharah-e-Faisal road connecting Karachi airport with the city. | |
| The main mourning procession is being held on MA Jinnah Road, which is guarded on all sides by heavy security to prevent a repeat of an attack on a Shia march in December. | |
| But the attacker on Friday chose a different target, away from the security cordon. | |
| During December's Muharram Shia festival procession, 43 people were killed. The Taliban said they had carried out that attack. | |
| Sectarian tension between the Shia minority and the Sunni majority rose after that attack, and riots erupted. | |
| Tension remains high, and paramilitary troops were deployed in the city days ago amid deadly clashes between rival political groups. | |
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