ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - At least 18 Shia Muslims, including a woman, have been gunned down by unidentified assailants in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, triggering strong protests by members of the minority community who torched vehicles and shops.
Gunmen shot dead 11 members of the Hazara Shia community who were headed to work in a pick-up vehicle, in a sectarian attack in the capital of Balochistan Province on Saturday.
With today's killings, the toll in the violence targeting the minority community has risen to 18 since yesterday.
According to media reports, a woman was among the 11 people killed on Sunday and four others were injured.
The attack came a day after seven Shia devotees, who were heading to Iran to visit religious places, were killed by gunmen in Quetta.
The banned extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack.
After the attack, hundreds of Shia Muslims gathered on Barori Road in protest, chanting slogans against the government and the police for their failure to check sectarian killings.
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30 July 2011 - 19:30
News ID: 256680
At least 18 Shia Muslims, including a woman, have been gunned down by unidentified assailants in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, triggering strong protests by members of the minority community who torched vehicles and shops.
