Reports suggest it may have been a targeted attack. STOCK IMAGE
Initial reports revealed that unidentified assailants on motorcycles opened fire in the area, in what may have been a targeted attack, leaving four dead and five injured as they fled the scene.
Karachi shooting: Three Ahmadis survive gun attack
While one person died on the spot, the injured were shifted to a local hospital where one is said to be in critical condition.
As investigation is underway, police revealed the identity of three of the deceased as Muhammad Shahid, Anwar Hussain and Muhammad Fahim. Further, sources said many have also been taken into custody.
In a similar attack on Friday, unknown gunmen killed four Rangers personnel as they guarded a mosque in in Karachi’s Ittehad Town. Firing was conducted by killers on three motorcycles outside the Abu Hurairah mosque.
Four Rangers men killed as vehicle comes under attack in Karachi
The Rangers as well as the police have been engaged in a three-year long Karachi operation in the city, and come under attack by militants frequently.
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