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| Four killed in religious festivities in Hangu in two days |
| 2007-02-01 |
| Two people were killed in a shooting at an unauthorised Ashura procession in the under-curfew town of Hangu on Wednesday, adding to two deaths in a mortar attack on a Shia procession the day before, officials said. A curfew was imposed in Hangu on Tuesday after a mortar was fired at a Shia procession and shooting broke out. The two people killed on Tuesday were said to be Afghan refugees who were not taking part in the procession. Reports said around 15 people were also injured. Defying the curfew, Shias staged a procession on Wednesday, which was attacked by two gunmen, an official said. Allama Khurshid Anwar told Daily Times that two people were killed and as many injured in the attack near Shahu Chowk. That worked well, didn't it? Hangu district was handed over to the army on January 20 to keep the city under control. A suicide attack on a Shia procession in the town killed more than 40 mourners last year. The official said the situation in Hangu now “is under control but tense”. |
| Posted by:Fred |