The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Shia Muslims that left 43 people dead. The incident took place earlier on Wednesday in Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan.
43 dead in attack against Ismaili Shiites on a bus in Karachi, Pakistan. Daesh claiming responsibility. #KarachiBusAttack
— JRehling (@JRehling) 13 мая 2015
Gruesome news out of #Pakistan this morning, where 41 ppl were reportedly killed (incl 16 women) when gunmen opened fire on a #Karachi bus
— Lucy Kafanov (@LucyKafanov) 13 мая 2015
Gunmen intercepted a bus with 60 members of Ismaili Shia Muslims (a religious minority) en route to a mosque, broke in and fired at passengers with semiautomatic rifles and 9 mm handguns.
Gunmen kill more than 40 Ismaili Muslim men, women and children on a bus in Karachi
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) 13 мая 2015