Gunmen fired on Shiite Muslim convoy in the northwest of Pakistan Thursday, November 21. Forty-two people were killed. Those killed included six women, and wounded 20 others in one of the region’s deadliest attacks in years, according to local police.
The attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where sectarian clashes between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites have turned deadly killing dozens in recent months.
The attack came days after authorities reopened a crucial highway in the region. It had been closed for weeks following deadly clashes.
Azmat Ali, a local police official, said several vehicles were traveling in a convoy from the city of Parachinar to Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when gunmen opened fire. He said at least 10 passengers were in critical condition at a hospital.