5 Iranians killed in Pakistan

08:43, November 22, 2010      
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At least five Iranians were shot dead and three others were injured by unknown gunmen Sunday evening in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province which borders Iran to the west, reported local media.
According to Geo News, a local Urdu TV channel, the incident took place at the Mand area, a small town located in the southwestern tip of Pakistan, which is close to the Iranian border, when some unknown gunmen with faces covered with scarves fired at a group of Iranians waiting at a bus stand.
The Iranians attacked were said to be traders and they were on the way to Karachi, the commercial hub in Pakistan, said the report.
No group has claimed the responsibility for the attack yet.
Further details about the incident are not immediately available.
Recently a local terrorist group named Lashkar-e-Jhangvi reportedly issued a life threat to the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan for the alleged support of the Shia Muslims against the Sunni Muslims in Pakistan.
Founded in 1996, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is a militant group comprising Sunni Muslim extremists and they often launch attacks at the minority Shia Muslims in Pakistan. Iran is a Shia muslim- dominated country.
Source: Xinhua
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