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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Read the full story here.
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