14 killed in Pakistan mine blast

A minibus carrying minority Shiite Muslims hit an anti-tank land mine in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 14 of them. Eight members of one family, including three women and three children, died in the attack on the outskirts of Kohat city, said police official Naeem Khan. The group was travelling from Spai, a predominantly Shiite village in the Orakzai tribal area. “It was a terrorist act. It apparently seems to be a sectarian incident,” Khan said, adding that it was unclear who had buried the mine that hit the minibus. Sunni militants in the region, including the Pakistani Taliban, have carried out attacks against Shiites in Orakzai and the neighbouring Kurram tribal area. They have used anti-tank land mines in past attacks, said Khan. From: The Gulf Today