2 killed in attack outside mosque in capital
 

ISLAMABAD: Gunmen Wednesday killed two people and wounded at least four others outside Babul Ilm, a Shia mosque, following evening prayers in I-8 Sector.
He said the gunmen arrived on foot and then ran away after the shooting, disappearing into a nearby greenbelt. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. The incident has sparked fear of a fresh wave of sectarian in the country as Shia Muslims were targeted in this attack.
Sources said one of the deceased has been identified as Syed Hubdar Hussain, a former B officer. The second victim ? Syedeen Zaidi * had been attached with Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MWM), they said.
Zaidi was a lawyer representing Shia mourners in the case of Ashura attack in Rawalpindi in 2013. Later the ISPR disclosed that it was carried out by Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The shooting comes days after a military-brokered deal ended weeks-long anti-blasphemy protests in Islamabad that saw seven killed and hundreds wounded in clashes with police.
?We´re not sure yet whether it is a sectarian incident,? police official Ghulam Qasim said. ?The man who died got five or six bullets. That seems to make him a target. No group immediately claimed responsibility,? he said.
?Two gunmen approached a water cooler installed outside the mosque´s main gate and filled their glasses with water, then opened fire indiscriminately on people as they came out,? he said.
Attacks are rare in the capital, but Al-Qaeda and Islamic State-affiliated sectarian groups are active in the country. Tahrik Nifaz-e-Fiqa Jafaria Quaid Hamid Moosavi and Tehrik Jafria Pakistan (defunct ) leader Allama Sajid Naqvi are among those who condemned the attack.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/com/cwEr/~4/TZTCuulMTus

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