KARACHI: At least five persons were killed and 20 persons other, including women, wounded when unknown armed men opened fire on a bus near Safoora Chowk area in Karachi.
Around eight to ten armed men riding four motorcycles opened indiscriminate fire on a bus wounding several passengers.
The attackers managed to escape from the scene after the incident.
Security and rescue teams reached the spot.
Rescue personnel shifted the victims to a nearby hospital.
Police and Rangers personnel cordoned off the area as a probe into the incident went underway.