31 October 2016

News Story: Five killed in possible sectarian attack in Pakistan's Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and six others injured on Saturday evening in a shooting incident in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police said.

Police chief of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, A. D. Khawja, said that the incident took place when four unknown gunmen riding on two motorcycles opened fire at a group of Shia Muslims who were making arrangements for a religious gathering in a street in Nazim Abad area of Karachi.

A women and four men were among the deceased persons, who died on spot after the attack, while injured people include three women and two children.

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