Gunmen kill 47 Muslim Pilgrims in Pakistan

At least 47 people have been killed and tens of others wounded after unidentified armed men launched an attack on a bus carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh.

At least 47 people have been killed and 24 others wounded in an attack during which unidentified armed men launched an attack on a bus carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh.

A senior police official, requesting anonymity, said the incident took place in the Safoora Chowk area of Karachi, located 1,146 kilometers (712 miles) east of the capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday, when a group of around eight assailants stopped the bus and opened indiscriminate fire on passengers.