Death toll from Kurram sectarian violence surges to 21

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 21 people were killed in ove­r­night reprisal, arson attacks and gunfight in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Sunday.

The clashes are the continuation of an ambush on a convoy of vehicles that left over 40 people dead, taking the death toll in three days of violence to 64, Pakistan media outlet Dawn reported.

The fresh rampage took place early on Saturday, when the provincial law minister, inspector general of police, chief secretary and other top officials of the Khy­ber Pakhtunkhwa government were present in the restive district.

According to officials, armed groups opened fire, ransacked public buildings, looted markets and set fire to checkpoints, houses and shops.

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