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| Three more gunned down in Karachi target killings |
| 2010-06-27 |
| Firing in different areas of Karachi continued as three more people were gunned down on Saturday. Sources said several others were also injured when unknown men opened fire in the areas of Malir, Rizvia Society and Gizri. According to reports, two political groups exchanged heavy fire in the Azampura and Colony Gate areas of Shah Faisal Colony after which all shops in the area were closed down. Angry people took to the streets and blocked traffic by burning tyres. Police and Rangers rushed to the affected areas. Meanwhile, unknown assailants shot dead one man in the city's Shamsi Society neighbourhood. The deceased was later recognised as Ata Mohammad. In another incident of firing, armed men targeted a jeep on Punjab Chowrangi. Three people were injured in the incident. They were rushed to a hospital but one of them succumbed to his injuries. Subsequently, people forcefully closed down shops in the area. Separately, in the Rizvia Society neighbourhood, assailants killed one person. So far, 120 people, including 25 political workers, have been killed in the month of June. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #1 Karachi, Juarez of the East, but with crappier cars. |
| Posted by: 2sealys 2010-06-27 08:36 |