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At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A mourner stands beside the bodies of people killed in sectarian attacks in Kurram district, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province [Dilawer Khan/AFP]

Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Women and children were among the fatalities in the attacks in the Kurram tribal district on Thursday, police said on Friday.

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