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Monday, 19 February, 2001, 07:17 GMT
More sectarian violence in Pakistan

Police in Pakistani Punjab say three Shi'ites have been killed in what's believed to be a sectarian attack by militant Sunnis.

Police said two sons of a prominent Shia businessman and their driver were ambushed by unidentified gunmen on Sunday evening in Faisalabad.

The murders come a day after a similar attack on Saturday in Shorkot, also in Punjab, in which a member of the Shia organisation, Tehreek-e-Jafria was killed.

Hundreds of people have been killed in Pakistan in recent years in violence between rival Shia and Sunni groups.

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