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| Karachi Terror Attack: 47 Killed |
| Karachi Terror Attack: 47 Killed as Gunmen Open Fire Inside Bus, Pamphlet Claims Islamic State Role
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| PAKISTAN
, 13-May-2015
8:19:26 AM |
| At least 47 people were killed in Pakistan's Karachi on Wednesday when terrorists entered a packed bus and opened fire.
The police said 25 men and 16 women were killed. There were around 60 passengers, including children, on the bus, mostly from the Ismaili community.
Witnesses say six men came on three motorbikes, entered the bus and fired indiscriminately for nearly 10 minutes. Most passengers were reportedly shot in the head at close range.
The bus driver is believed to have been shot first.
"There were six terrorists on three bikes. They got off the bikes, climbed the bus and opened fire using 9 mm pistols," senior police officer Najib Khan told reporters.
A pamphlet found at the site has claimed the role of the Islamic State in the killings and has threatened more attacks.
The bus reportedly belongs to the Al-Azhar Garden Colony, which is an Ismaili housing project in Karachi. It picked up people for work and dropped them off every day.
Ismaili Shiites are known for their progressive Islamic views.
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