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KARACHI: One person was gunned down while five others were injured in incidents of violence in different areas of Karachi, DawnNews reported on Wednesday.

Firing by unknown gunmen killed one person in Karachi’s SITE area.

Two people, including a woman, were injured in a firing incident near Karachi’s Old Sabzi Mandi area.

A man and his three sons were injured during a robbery bid in a house near the Jungle School in Karachi’s Baldia Town.

According to the victims, they were fired upon while resisting the armed robbers. However, the police claimed that the incident was “mysterious” and investigations were under way.

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