Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility on Sunday for a bomb blast that killed 24 people at a crowded bazaar in a predominantly Shia area of Parachinar. The Sunni organisation said they had planted an IED (improvised electronic device) at the Eidgah used-clothes market in Parachinar city in retaliation for Shia support of Iran and Bashar al-Assad.
"We warn the Shia parents that if they don't stop their children from participating in the war of Bashar al-Assad, they would face more attacks like this," Ali Bin Sufiyan, believed to be a spokesman for Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, said in a message to the media.
The Kurram tribal district where the attack took place is known for sectarian clashes between Sunnis and Shia.