| 2024 Kurram massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the sectarian violence in Pakistan, insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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| Location | Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Date | 21 November 2024 |
| Target | A large convoy of 200 vehicles transporting Shiite Muslims |
Attack type | Mass shooting, ambush |
| Deaths | 50[1] |
| Injured | 30+[2][3] (11 critically) |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State (suspected) |
No. of participants | 4 |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
On 21 November 2024, gunmen attacked a large convoy of vehicles transporting Shiite Muslims in the Kurram District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least 50 people and injuring 30 others. The attack was one of northwestern Pakistan's deadliest incidents of sectarian violence in recent years.[4] The attack was described as a "terrorist attack" by Pakistani authorities.[5]
- ^ "Fear Grips Pakistan's Kurram District As 50 Killed In Cold Blood". MENAFN. November 22, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Farooq khan, Omer (November 22, 2024). "Gunmen kill 50 in ambush on convoy in Pakistan's Kurram district". MSN via The Times of India. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ 39 killed in Kurram convoy bloodbath
- ^ ur-Rehman, Zia (November 21, 2024). "At Least 38 Killed as Gunmen Ambush Shiite Convoys in Pakistan".
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