Homicide Bomber In Pakistan Mosque Kills 5

Suicide Bombing at Shiite Muslim Mosque in Pakistan Leaves Five Dead, Several Injured

KARACHI, Pakistan:The attack occurred at the Madinatul Ilm Imambargah in eastern Karachi, said Asif Ijaz, a Karachi police official. Three attackers stole an automatic weapon from a police guard outside the mosque and shot him to death, Ijaz said.
Other policemen opened fire, killing one of the killing one of the attackers and wounding another, and an officer also was killed, he said.
But the third attacker managed to get inside the mosque and detonated a bomb strapped to his body, Ijaz said. One worshipper died and four were seriously injured, while 16 others were treated for lesser wounds, said Zafar Hussain, an administrator of the mosque.About 1,000 Shiites, many beating their chests in mourning, burned about a dozen vehicles, a restaurant, two gas stations and eight shops near the mosque, Ijaz said. Two electricity transformers were also set on fire, plunging the neighborhood into darkness.