Over 40 Killed as Gunmen Attack Karachi Bus

Pakistani authorities say gunmen attacked a bus in Karachi Wednesday, killing at least 43 people, including women. The victims belonged to the religious minority Shi'ite Ismaili Muslim community. Provincial police chief Inspector General Ghulam Haider Jamail said six men riding motorbikes ambushed and entered the bus and sprayed the passengers with bullets. At least 16 women are among those killed. The attackers apparently fled the scene. Authorities have cordoned off the area...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - mercredi 13 mai 2015