Gunmen riding motorcycles opened fire on worshippers from a minority Muslim sect at a mosque in Pakistan Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding 12, a security official and police said.
Three attackers sprayed the dawn prayer session marking the second day of Ramadan in Mong village, part of Mandi Bahauddin town, 100km south of the capital Islamabad, police sources said.
”Eight people were killed and 12 were injured in the attack,” said a security official.
Local police said the shootings targeted members of the Ahmadi community, who were declared a non-Muslim minority in 1974 by Pakistan for their belief that Mohammed may not be the last prophet.
The sect, which is also known as Qadiani and has several thousand members in Pakistan, has remained a regular target of religious extremists.
The shootings also coincided with the anniversary of Sunni militant leader Azam Tariq being assassinated in Islamabad two years ago.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. – AFP
