Tow bomb attacks kill 25 in Parachinar
Friday, July 26th, 2013 8:41:01 by Tahir Khan
Two bomb attacks near Imambargas Friday killed at least 25 people in Kurram tribal region, witnesses and hospital sources said.
Officials said the first blast occurred near an Imambargahain a busy marketplace in Parachinar, the headquarters of the tribal Kurram region.
The bomb was attached to a motorbike, officials said.
It was followed closely by a second blast, outside another mosque in the town.
Hospital sources said that over 70 people were also injured in the attacks as the marketplace was crowded at the time of the blasts.
Earlier on Friday, two people were killed when a roadside-planted bomb hit a passenger vehicle in Kurram tribal Agency.
No group claimed responsibility. The authorities blame Taliban insurgents for such attacks.
Shiite groups strongly condemned the attack as inhuman act and terrorism. They said the perpetrators do not respect for the Holy Month of Ramazan and killed innocent people.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have strongly condemned the blasts.
Tags: Imambarghas, Kurram-Blasts, Nawaz Sharif, Parachinar, President Zardari, Shia mosques
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Posted by Tahir Khan
on Jul 26 2013. Filed under Latest News, National, Pakistan.
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