Shiite Minority

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  6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban

  A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.

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  7 Killed, 15 Wounded In Suicide Blast In Afghanistan Mosque

  At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said.

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  Death Count In Kabul Classroom Bombing Rises To 35

  The death countof a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said Saturday, as Shiite Hazara women who bore the brunt of the attack staged a defiant protest against the "genocide" of their minority community.

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  At Least 14 Killed In Twin Blasts In Central Afghanistan

  At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.

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  8 "Terrorist" Suspects Killed In Saudi Arabia, Says State Media

  Eight members of a "terrorist" cell were killed on Saturday in a police raid in Saudi Arabia's eastern Qatif region, a Shiite minority stronghold, state media reported.

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  6 Civilians, 1 Policeman Killed, 15 Injured In Kabul Suicide Attack

  A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing at least seven people in an attack on a crowd gathered to commemorate a political leader from the mainly Shi'ite Hazara minority, officials said.

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  Five Dead In Attack Targeting Shiites In Balochistan

  Gunmen Monday killed five people including three Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province in the latest sectarian attack on the religious minority, police said.

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  Saudi Clerics Use Twitter, Textbooks To Spread Hate: Human Rights Watch

  Saudi Arabia is condoning hate speech against its Shiite minority from the upper echelons of its religious establishment, schoolbooks and social media, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

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  Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 27 At Shia Mosque In Kabul

  A suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens on Monday in an explosion at a crowded Shi'ite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials said, the third major attack on minority Shi'ites in the city since July.

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  Gunmen Kill 5 Shiites Muslims In Pakistan's Karachi

  Pakistani police say gunmen have opened fire on a congregation of a minority Shiite sect, killing five people and wounding two.