EPA 2012-06-28 19:57:40 Bomb attack on bus killed 18 Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Pakistan
Pakistani security officials inspect the wreckage of a bus that was carrying Shi'ite Muslims pilgrims returning from Iran, after it was hit a roadside bomb blast, on the outskirts of Quetta, the provincial capital of restive Balochistan province, Pakistan, 28 June 2012. At least 18 people were killed in a bomb attack on a bus in the Hazar Ganji area of Quetta, the provincial capital. The bus was carrying minority Shiite Muslims, who were returning from visiting holy places in neighboring Iran. The Shiites are a small minority in Quetta and are often targeted by hardline Islamic militants, who consider them heretics. EPA/MUSA FARMAN
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