KARACHI: Unidentified gunmen killed at least nine Shi'ite Muslims and wounded eight as they headed to evening prayers here yesterday, police and hospital officials said.
The three gunmen opened fire as worshippers entered a mosque for dusk prayers in Malir, a low-income area on the eastern outskirts of the restive southern port city. The assailants fled after the shooting.
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