1 dead, 3 injured in mosque firing incident in Karachi
Residents of the area chased the assailants after the incident, eventually capturing one of them.
A crowd had gathered outside the police station demanding the attackers be handed over to them. PHOTO: EXPRESS NEWS
KARACHI:
One person was killed and three critically injured when assailants opened fire inside a mosque in Aligarh Colony area of Orangi Town on Sunday afternoon, Express News reported.
The incident occurred within the Pirabad police station jurisdiction.
Residents of the area chased the attackers after the incident, capturing one. Police arrived at the scene and took him in custody.
Later, a crowd gathered in front of the police station demanding that the assailant be handed over to the public for punishment.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police for District West, Javed Alam Odho informed the media that a 9mm pistol was recovered from the culprit and he was under interrogation.
One person was killed and three critically injured when assailants opened fire inside a mosque in Aligarh Colony area of Orangi Town on Sunday afternoon, Express News reported.
The incident occurred within the Pirabad police station jurisdiction.
Residents of the area chased the attackers after the incident, capturing one. Police arrived at the scene and took him in custody.
Later, a crowd gathered in front of the police station demanding that the assailant be handed over to the public for punishment.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police for District West, Javed Alam Odho informed the media that a 9mm pistol was recovered from the culprit and he was under interrogation.