Suicide bomber kills 19, wounds 45 at Pakistani market February 1, 2013 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A suicide bomber killed 19 mostly Sunni Muslims and wounded 45 on Friday, Feb 1, in a crowded market outside a mosque in Pakistan's restive northwestern town of Hangu, police and officials said, according to Reuters. Hangu, part of Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan, has been racked by sectarian violence between Sunni and Shi'ite tribes. It is just a few km from Parachinar, which has a significant Shi'ite population against whom hardline Sunni militant groups have launched attacks for years. "Most of the dead were coming out of a mosque in the marketplace after Friday prayers when the bomb went off," senior police officer Imtiaz Shah said. No group has claimed responsibility so far. Partner news  Top stories Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed.   Partner news |  Latest news "The Fades" actor to star in Ryan Gosling's "How to Catch a Monster"  Centered around a landscape of a disappearing city, the film follows a single mother who finds herself in a gloomy fantasy underworld.1st look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in "Long Walk to Freedom" The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, who will play Winnie Mandela.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland.Angelina Jolie to play her mother in biopic? Marcheline Bertrand, who died from ovarian cancer in 2007 aged just 56, like her daughter devoted herself to humanitarian causes. |
