Karachi, January 30
Assailants riding on three motor cycles opened fire outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Karachi today, killing a cleric and his bodyguard, officials said.
The shooting near the mosque in Karachi’s busy shopping area of Tariq Road occurred after the midday prayers, said Farooq Awan, a senior Karachi police official.
The victims were Maulana Haroon Qasmi, the mosque’s imam, or prayer leader, and his bodyguard, who was identified as Mohammed Aqil.
They were attacked from three sides,” said Qari Mohammed Shafiq, a spokesman for the cleric.
— AP
