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November 22, 2024

42 Shia Muslims Killed in Attack on Convoy in Pakistan's Northwest
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In Pakistan, at least 42 people were killed and more than a dozen
critically injured Thursday when gunmen opened fire on a convoy of 200
vehicles traveling through a remote northwestern region near the Afghan
border. Witnesses say about 10 assailants appeared to target Shia
Muslims, first attacking a police escort before firing indiscriminately
on buses and cars. It's the latest in a series of deadly sectarian
clashes between majority Sunnis and minority Shias in Pakistan's Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa region that have killed dozens of people in recent months.


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