KARACHI, May 14: Residents of an apartment building attacked and set on fire three alleged robbers here on Wednesday, killing them all, police said.

Police officer Amir Shaikh said residents of the building heard gunshots from an apartment where a neighbour had resisted robbers trying to steal his possessions.

A mob of residents confronted the thieves and beat them with burning wood from the oven of a nearby bakery, setting them on fire. —AP