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| Title | Gunmen kill 12 Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Publication Date | 4 October 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Gunmen kill 12 Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan, 4 October 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e9ea77f26.html [accessed 4 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Gunmen kill 12 Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan
October 04, 2011
Police in Pakistan say gunmen have killed at least 12 people in an attack apparently targeting Shi'ite Muslims in southwest Pakistan.
Police are quoted as saying the attack occurred today on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan Province, which borders Iran and Afghanistan.
The Shi'ites were reported to have been traveling by bus before the shooting attack occurred.
Police official Hamid Shakeel is quoted by Reuters news agency as saying the bus was carrying people mostly from the Hazara community, a Shi'ite Muslim ethnic minority.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bloodshed.
Pakistan is a majority Sunni Muslim state.
Sunni Muslim militants linked to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban regularly carry out attacks on members of Pakistan's Shi'ite minority.
compiled from agency reports
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
Topics: Militias, Shiite,
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