Gunmen attack mosque

Lahore - At least seven people were killed and five injured as unidentified gunmen, thought to be from an extreme Shia Muslim…

Lahore - At least seven people were killed and five injured as unidentified gunmen, thought to be from an extreme Shia Muslim group, opened fire on a Sunni Muslim mosque yesterday in Pakistan's second largest city, police said. Hundreds of people chanting slogans against "lawlessness" blocked traffic and pelted police with stones, witnesses said. - (AFP)

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