Other MoA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bagan, Kurram District area, Pakistan on Thu 21st November 2024

At least 44 persons were killed while 16 others sustained injuries in a suspected sectarian attack when a convoy of passenger vans comprising of three vehicle came under fire by unidentified militants in Bagan area of Kurram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 21, reports The Khorasan Diary. Most of the victims were Shia, adds Aaj TV. The van was coming from Parachinar, going to Peshawar. “Two separate convoys of Shia people… were targeted by the terrorists in the Kurram district,” Kurram Deputy Commissioner (DC) Javedullah Mehsud said. “Initial reports confirm that the victims include six women, several children, and police officers,” he added. “Approximately 10 attackers were involved in both incidents, firing indiscriminately from both sides of the road”, he added further. “Both convoys consisted of around 40 vehicles travelling under police escort,” a Police officer said condition of anonymity.