A suicide bomber killed a police officer and a civilian in northwestern Pakistan on Monday and rocket fire injured 11 worshippers at a Shi’ite mosque.
The attack has stoked fears of sectarian bloodshed as the holy festival of Ashoura builds toward its climax.
The suicide attacker struck in the city of Dera Ismail Khan. Police were frisking people entering an area where a Shiite procession was scheduled. The bomber refused to be searched and detonated explosives hidden beneath his clothes, said Sarfaraz Khan, a city police officer.