The Sunni/Shi’ite Jihad that we have seen on the upswing lately in Iraq now appears again in Pakistan. “Blasts hit Shiite Muslims in Pakistan; 22 killed (3rd Lead),” from DPA, February 5 (thanks to Twostellas):
Islamabad – Two successive blasts targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 22 people in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Friday, officials and media reports said.
The explosions, which took place less than two hours apart, came as the Shiite community marked the 40th day of Ashura that commemorates the seventh century death of the Prophet Mohammed’s grandson, Imam Hussain.
Sagheer Ahmad, health minister in Sindh province of which Karachi is the capital, said the first blast tore through a bus carrying Shiite Muslims to a religious gathering at around 3pm (1000 GMT).
‘It killed 12 people and wounded 50 others, including women and children,’ Ahmad said….