3 killed, 4 injured as gunmen fire on Shia pilgrims in Pak

Islamabad: Three persons were killed and
four others seriously injured when unidentified gunmen opened
fire on a group of Shia pilgrims in the south-western Pakistani
city of Quetta on Friday, police said.
The gunmen targeted the pilgrims at a busy bus stop in
Hazargunji area of Quetta when they stopped to rest, Quetta
police chief Ghulam Shabir Sheikh said.

The pilgrims were heading to Iran, he said.

Two persons died instantly while a woman succumbed to
her injuries in hospital, police said.

The gunmen fled from the scene soon after the
incident.
Police have launched a search for the assailants.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

PTI