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April 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Local officials told Press TV that police officials in plain clothes tried to stop a suspect on Kirani Road near Hazara Town, a pre-dominantly Shia neighborhood in the provincial capital, Quetta, on Thursday night.
Police opened fire at the miscreant when he tried to run away. The attacker lost his life when a hand grenade he was carrying along with an explosive-laden vest went off prematurely. However, his vest did not detonate.
A heavy contingent of police and security forces reached the spot afterwards, and cordoned off the area.
Police said that the would-be bomber wanted to target the people of Hazara community, and security forces successfully foiled the attempt.
Pakistan’s pro-Taliban militants have launched a violent campaign against Shia Muslims over the past years.
Shia Muslims living in Kurram tribal region have been facing a humanitarian crisis since November 2007, when pro-Taliban groups cut off the area from the rest of the country.
According to local sources, hundreds of Shia Muslims have been killed in the region since the start of the campaign by militants affiliated to Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist groups.
Several Shia religious gatherings have also been targeted in different parts of the country over the past few months.
MS/MP/GHN
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