KARACHI: Nine people were injured in a hand grenade attack targeting an Imam Bargah in Karachi on Thursday, officials said.
The attack took place in Majeed Colony near Landhi.
"Attackers threw a hand grenade on an Imam Bargah, wounding nine people, two of them seriously," city police chief Shahid Hayat told AFP.
He said Imam Bargah was the target, adding that the attackers later fled.
Local senior police official Nasir Aftab also confirmed the incident, and said those injured in the attack were all Shias who were attending a religious ceremony.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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