18 September 2012 - 19:30

A roadside bomb ripped through a passenger bus carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing six people and wounding about a dozen, officials said.

QUETTA (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A roadside bomb ripped through a passenger bus carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing six people and wounding about a dozen, officials said.Earlier security sources said that four people killed by the attack but Deputy commissioner Mastung confirmed the killings of two people, but according informed sources six people have been martyred.Six security personnel who were assigned to provide security to the bus also received injuries.The blast took place in Mastung district, about 25 kilometres south of Quetta, the capital of insurgency-hit Balochistan province.“It was a roadside bomb which targeted the bus,” senior administration officer Irfan Shah told AFP.“The bus caught fire after the blast,” he said adding that initial reports said “at least two people were killed and about a dozen wounded”.The injured, some of them in serious condition, have been taken to hospital in Quetta.Officials said the bus, carrying up to 40 pilgrims, was returning from Iran after taking pilgrims to Shia holy place.No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.The names of Martyrs are 1.Saddiqa Bibi 42yearr, 2.Sakina 18years, 3.Hussain Ali 50years,  4.Jan Ali 28years, 5.Rajab Ali 13years, 6.Neroz Ali 28yearsr.The terrorist of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Sahaba have killed thousands of Shiite Muslims in Pakistan.According to reports, 1773 Shiite Muslims have been killed in wave of Shia Genocide in Pakistan since PPP, MQM, ANP, PML-N Govt came into power after General Election 2008./129