Pakistan: At Least Four Dead In Grenade Attack On Shi'ite Ashura Procession In Eastern Punjab

At least four people have been killed in a grenade attack on an Ashura mourning procession of Shi’ite Muslims in eastern Pakistan.

A spokesman for the Shi’ite organization Majlis-e-Wahdat Muslimeen told RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal that several people were also injured in the attack in the city of Bahawalnagar in the eastern Punjab Province on August 19.

The spokesman said that the grenade was hurled into the crowd and blamed local authorities for failing to provide adequate security measures.