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23 Shia pilgrims killed in bomb blast in a bus in Pakistan

Karachi: Twenty-three Shia pilgrims, including women, returning from Iran were killed today when a powerful bomb blast hit a bus in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan.Another 32 people were injured in the blast

India TV News Desk Updated on: January 21, 2014 23:55 IST
He said two buses carrying pilgrims were coming from the Iran border when one of them was hit by the explosion.

"We are still trying to ascertain whether it was a suicide attack or a roadside bomb but the explosives used were around 100 kg," Anwar said.

Two security vehicles escorting the buses were damaged in the blast.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Earlier in the day, a noted Shia playwright was shot and injured by unidentified gunmen in the eastern city of Lahore.

Buses carrying Shia pilgrims have been repeatedly targeted in desolate areas of Balochistan in recent years. Scores have died in these attacks, many of them blamed on the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
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