At least 47 people were killed in Pakistan’s Karachi on Wednesday when armed men entered a bus and opened fire at a busy crossing in the city.
Reports suggest 25 men and 16 women have been killed. There were around 60 passengers, including children, on the bus. Around a dozen people are seriously injured.
Witnesses say six men came on three motorbikes, entered the bus and fired indiscriminately. Most passengers were reportedly shot at close range.
The bus driver is believed to have been shot first. Many of the dead had head wounds.
“There were six terrorists on three bikes. They got off the bikes, climbed the bus and opened fire using 9 mm rifles,” a senior police officer told reporters.
The bus reportedly belongs to the Al-Azhar Garden Colony, which is an Ismaili community housing project in Karachi.
