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Sectarian clashes in Kurram Agency injure nine more
 SADDA: At least nine people were injured in clashes between two rival Sunni and Shia sects in lower Kurram Agency on Wednesday, officials told Daily Times.
| Gosh. Yesterday was all sweetness and light. Wonder what happened? |
The army has reached the areas of Blishkhel Kharkalay and Ibrahiamzai Sangina in lower Kurram Agency where sectarian clashes continue, eyewitnesses said. Inter Services Public Services (ISPR) Director General Major General Waheed Arshad told Daily Times that sporadic firing continued in the area, but added that the situation was under control.
| Just a few dead guys. Nothing to worry about. |
Meanwhile, a jirga comprising Shia and Sunni elders of the Hangu and Aurakzai agencies, reached Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency. They have started negotiations with the political authorities and elders of the rival sects to restore peace. The army has been deployed in Parachinar, where the situation is said to be under control.
Posted by: Fred 2007-11-22 |
