Gunnies ambushed a police bus carrying Islamic extremist prisoners from court in a bid to free them. One policeman and a prisoner were killed and eight other people wounded, while the gunmen fled. None of the nearly 20 prisoners in the bus managed to escape. Witnesses said four snuffies ambushed the vehicle in the Bhorapir neighborhood of Karachi about half a mile from a court where the prisoners had appeared for a hearing. The gunnies beat it after more police units arrived on the scene. In addition to the two dead, four policemen, three prisoners and one unidentified passer-by were wounded in the ambush.
Police said the prisoners were from three outlawed Islamic groups: Jaish-e-Mohammed, Sipah-e-Sahaba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
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