Gunmen slay Pakistani worshippers
Three gunmen on motorcycles have attacked worshippers belonging to a small religious sect in eastern Pakistan, killing at least eight people and wounding 20 others, police say.
The Friday attack on a building used by the Ahmadiyya sect happened in the village of Mong, about 400km northeast of Multan, a main city in the eastern Punjab province, said Mohammed Arif, an area police officer.
The attack came after a dawn prayer on the second day of Ramadan.
"So far we only know that three men riding on a motorcycle suddenly came in the village on Friday morning. Two of them went inside the mosque and started firing," he said.
"It was a scene of carnage. The floor of the one-room mosque was littered with blood," said Mohammad Sajid, who lives nearby. He said 25 people were praying when the attack happened at around 4.45am (2345 GMT).
AJ
The Friday attack on a building used by the Ahmadiyya sect happened in the village of Mong, about 400km northeast of Multan, a main city in the eastern Punjab province, said Mohammed Arif, an area police officer.
The attack came after a dawn prayer on the second day of Ramadan.
"So far we only know that three men riding on a motorcycle suddenly came in the village on Friday morning. Two of them went inside the mosque and started firing," he said.
"It was a scene of carnage. The floor of the one-room mosque was littered with blood," said Mohammad Sajid, who lives nearby. He said 25 people were praying when the attack happened at around 4.45am (2345 GMT).
AJ
posted by Subrosa at Friday, October 07, 2005
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