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Bosonic

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Thu Aug 16, 2012, 08:12 AM Aug 2012

20 Shiites pulled off buses in Pakistan, shot, killed: police

Source: Canadian Press

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN—A Pakistani official says gunmen forced 20 Shiites off buses in northern Pakistan and killed them.

The police official said the incident happened Thursday in the Naran Valley.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was worried about retribution.

The Deputy Inspector General of police in Gilgit, Ali Sher, said the victims were travelling from Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, to Gilgit, a mostly Shiite area.

Read more: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1242547--20-shiites-pulled-off-buses-in-pakistan-shot-killed-official

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20 Shiites pulled off buses in Pakistan, shot, killed: police (Original Post) Bosonic Aug 2012 OP
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