23 ஷியா அமைதிமார்க்கத்தினரை மருத்துவமனையிலேயே கொன்ற சுன்னி அமைதி மார்க்கத்தினர்

சுன்னிகளின் குண்டுவெடிப்பினால் இறந்த ஷியாக்களை மருத்துவமனையில் பார்க்க வந்த ஷியாக்களை மருத்துவமனையிலேயே கொன்றுள்ளனர் சுன்னி அமைதி மார்க்கத்தினர்.

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Bomb blast in Pakistan hospital kills 23

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP):A suicide blast outside the emergency gate of a hospital crowded with Shia Muslim mourners in Pakistan's volatile northwest killed at least 23 people and wounded 35 Tuesday, police and government officials said.

The motive for the blast in Dera Ismail Khan appeared to be sectarian, with the Shia the apparent targets, said Mohsin Shah, a top district official.

The attack occurred a day after Pervez Musharraf stepped down as Pakistan's president, adding to uncertainty about the new government's approach to tackling extremist violence.

It also came as more killings were reported in a northwest tribal region where military clashes with insurgents have reportedly killed hundreds and spurred threats of militant revenge.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion at Dera Ismail Khan District Hospital, but it came amid ongoing tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims in the area that have spawned several targeted killings in recent weeks, according to Shah.

He said a Shia man shot earlier Tuesday in the center of the city was taken to the hospital where he died from the wound. ``Dozens of people from the Shia community had gathered at the hospital where the bomb went off,'' Shah said.

Blood, glass, shoes and body parts littered the scene, while weeping mourners, some beating their chests, shifted bodies. D.I. Khan police chief Nasir Mahmood told The Associated Press that the blast claimed 23 lives and wounded 35 people.

``I can confirm that it was a suicide blast,'' he said. ``We have begun an investigation to see how the attacker approached the mourners and what he looked like. We are collecting evidence.''

Murtajiz Hussain, 26, was soaked in blood as he helped remove bodies from the scene, and gave first aid to the wounded.

``We have gathered at the hospital when a bomb went off,'' he said. ``Everybody was running recklessly. It was smoke everywhere.''

Pakistan's northwest has been plagued for years with militant and sectarian violence.

The country is majority Sunni, but has a sizable Shia population. Most people from both sects live together peacefully, though extremists from both sides target each others' activists and leaders.