Two policemen killed in attack at US Consulate

GUNMEN opened fire on a police post guarding the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday, killing two policemen and injuring at least five others, police and hospital officials said.

Police arrested one of the assailants and took his gun after chasing him through a nearby park. The man was identified as an Afghan, officers said.

An unknown number of gunmen were in the park when they fired on the police post next to the heavily fortified US mission.