Gunmen on Friday shot dead a Shia leader, sparking a protest by members of the minority Muslim sect in Dera Ismail Khan (DIK), police and witnesses said. Syed Al-Hasan Shah, 40, was killed by unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle at his medical store in the main Sadar Bazaar in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, police officer Asmatullah Khattak told AFP.
"It appears to be a sectarian killing. Police are investigating," he said. The killing triggered a protest by Shah's relatives and members of the Shia community, who gathered outside the hospital where his body was being kept, witnesses said.
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