Pak arrests 4 involved in killing of 45 Ismailis in bus attack

May 19, 2015 22:57

Four persons were today arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of 45 Shia Ismaili Muslims who were gunned down by IS militants in a bus attack in Pakistan's volatile Karachi city last week.

The Chief Minister of Sindh, Qaim Ali Shah, said that four accused have been arrested.

The office of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also confirmed it in a statement. "Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif talked to CM Sindh on phone and appreciated the law enforcement agencies, especially police, on arresting four persons responsible for Safoora Chaurangi incident," it said.

Kalashnikov-wielding IS militants donning police uniforms gunned down 45 Shia Ismaili Muslims, shooting them in the head as they attacked their bus in Pakistan's volatile Karachi city The bus was carrying over 60 people from the group when the militants barged into it near Safoora Chaurangi on May 13.

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