Four gunned down in Karachi

Published April 13, 2012

Tension grips Karachi, grenade attack on police
One man was shot in Karachi’s Lyari area on Friday. Incidents of firing were reported in the vicinity of Lee market creating panic among the public. — Photo by Reuters

KARACHI: Four more people, including a woman, lost their lives in firing incidents in different parts of Karachi on Friday.   Police came under a hand grenade attack in Lyari.

In Korangi sector 21-C, Aqalmand Khan was killed and his companion was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on his car.

A woman was killed in Azizabad area. Also, in the city’s area of Baldia, Bashir, a principal of a school, was gunned down.

Police termed his murder as a result of personal enmity.

Meanwhile, panic spread in parts of Lee Market when armed men resorted to aerial firing.

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