Islamabad, July 11: Gunmen in eastern Afghanistan have attacked a bus carrying Pakistan Shia tribesmen killing 11 people.
The tribesmen were travelling from Kurram to Peshawar in Pakistan, but had taken a detour into Afghanistan to avoid a dangerous direct route.
Paktia Governor spokesman Rohullah Samon said gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying the travellers in Samkani district, as they made their way from Kurram Agency to Peshawar city via Afghanistan.
It is unclear who carried out the attack. Sunni militants linked to the Afghan Taliban are the main suspects.
Rohullah Samon said three other people, including a child, were wounded in the ambush.
The bodies of the 11 killed were handed over to the Pakistani authorities on Saturday.
——-Agencies