At least 13 people were killed and 20 more injured today when an explosion hit a religious procession in the Pakistani town of Khanpur in Punjab Province.
Hundreds of Pakistani Shi'ites were exiting a place of worship after gathering for one of the main observances in the Shi'a calendar when the explosion went off.
A local police official said investigators were still attempting to determine the cause of the blast, but the district police chief, Sohail Chatta, said the explosion was the result of a bomb that had been planted ahead of the procession.
Shi'a Muslims make up about 20 percent of Pakistan's population and are often targeted in militant attacks.
compiled from agency reports
Hundreds of Pakistani Shi'ites were exiting a place of worship after gathering for one of the main observances in the Shi'a calendar when the explosion went off.
A local police official said investigators were still attempting to determine the cause of the blast, but the district police chief, Sohail Chatta, said the explosion was the result of a bomb that had been planted ahead of the procession.
Shi'a Muslims make up about 20 percent of Pakistan's population and are often targeted in militant attacks.
compiled from agency reports