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Pakistan funeral bomb 'kills 15' Pakistan funeral bomb 'kills 25'
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At least 15 people have died in a bomb explosion at a funeral procession in north-western Pakistan, police say. At least 25 people have died in a bomb explosion at a funeral procession in north-western Pakistan, police say.
The attackers targeted the funeral of a Shia Muslim man who was gunned down on Thursday. There are fears Friday's death toll could go higher. The suicide blast targeted the funeral of a Shia Muslim cleric who was gunned down on Thursday. There are fears Friday's death toll could go higher.
The blast took place in Dera Ismail Khan, a town close to Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal area, which has a history of sectarian violence. The blast took place in Dera Ismail Khan, a town close to Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal area.
The town has witnessed strife between Pakistan's Sunni and Shia communities. The town has a history of sectarian violence between its Sunni and Shia Muslim communities.
'Suicide blast' Rioting
A curfew has been imposed in the town, 270km (170 miles) south-west of the capital, Islamabad.A curfew has been imposed in the town, 270km (170 miles) south-west of the capital, Islamabad.
The firing has stopped, but the city is very tense and all shops have been closed Sanaullah,police deputy superintendant "The blast occurred when a funeral procession for a Shia Muslim murdered a day earlier was passing by," news agency Reuters quoted Syed Mohsin Shah, the area's top administrator, as saying. class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7901094.stm">Pakistan's sectarian schism At least 60 people have been injured in the attack.
Police deputy superintendant Sanaullah told Reuters: "It's a suicide blast. We have found the severed legs of the suspected bomber. The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad says Shia mourners were making their way to a graveyard early on Friday morning when the bomber struck.
"More than a dozen people have been killed, we are taking bodies and wounded to hospital," he said. The funeral was of a prominent local Shia leader, Sher Zaman, who was shot dead in a busy market on Thursday by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike.
Gunfire broke out and vehicles were set on fire after the attack. Blast witness Gulzar Hussain told Agence France-Presse a man rushed into the centre of the funeral procession and there was a deafening explosion.
Mr Sanaullah said: "The firing has stopped, but the city is very tense and all shops have been closed." "All I could see after the blast were body parts lying in a pool of blood. Everyone around me was injured, crying and moaning. I saw injured children crying with pain. It was a scene from a slaughterhouse."
Hundreds of people have been killed in a wave of suicide and other attacks in Pakistan over the past 18 months. Our correspondent says that with police resources stretched, the administration called in the army to deal with rioting by incensed locals.
Pakistani security forces say they are struggling to contain an insurgency by Taleban and al-Qaeda militants in its border region with Afghanistan. Dera Ismail Khan has been the scene of a number of deadly attacks targeted at the local Shia population since 2007.
Our correspondent says security officials believe Pakistan's most dangerous militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is behind them.
They believe the organisation has been bolstered by help from the Taleban.
Two weeks ago 35 people died in a suspected suicide bomb attack against Shia worshippers in the town of Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab province.
Shia Muslims make up about 20% of Pakistan's 160m population.
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