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Gunmen kill one, injure four in attack on Shia mosque in Pakistan
 [PRESSTV] One person has been killed and at least four others injured when button men shot up worshipers leaving a Shia mosque in Pakistain’s capital, Islamabad.Police said on Wednesday that the shooting erupted outside the Bab-ul-Ilm mosque following evening prayers in Islamabad's I-8 sector. "Two button men approached a water cooler installed outside the mosque's main gate and filled their glasses with water, then opened fire indiscriminately on people as they came out," local police official Qasim Ahmad said. He said the assailants arrived on foot and then fled after the shooting, disappearing into a nearby greenbelt. No group has so far grabbed credit for the attack. Shias make up about 20 percent of Pakistain's population of nearly 200 million. Security has been a main issue for the Shias as thousands of them have been killed as a result of militancy and hate attacks over the past decade. Critics blame the Pak government and some elements within intelligence services for unwillingness to protect Shia Moslems and moderate Sunnis across the violence-wracked country. International organizations and rights groups have urged the Pak government to take decisive action against the forces involved in the assassinations. Posted by: Fred 2017-11-30 |
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