ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Seventeen people have been killed and 30 wounded in clashes between Sunni and Shia groups in villages in the Hangu District in northwest Pakistan, police said Saturday.
A meeting has been called to bring the two sides together with government officials to discuss a cease-fire, police said.
A curfew is still in place, and police said more bloodshed is likely if an agreement is not reached.
From CNN's Zein Basravi
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