Gunmen kill eight in Karachi mosque

Gunmen opened fire inside a Shiite mosque in Karachi today, killing eight worshippers and injuring at least 10 others, police and hospital officials said.

At least three gunmen entered the Imam Bargha Mehdi mosque as worshippers were performing evening prayers and sprayed automatic weapons fire, said Iftikhar Ahmed, a spokesman for Pakistan’s Interior Ministry. The gunmen had been waiting at a nearby tea shop, witnesses said.