Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Protesters in Pakistan’s restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions flared as funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier. The attack was one of the region’s deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were traveling in a convoy from the northwestern city of Parachinar to Peshawar when the ambush took place Thursday. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack and police have not identified a motive. The assault happened in Kurram, an area where Shiite Muslims dominate. Sectarian clashes between the group and Pakistan’s majority Sunni Muslims have killed dozens in recent months.