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At least eight dead in gun attack in Pakistani city of Quetta Eight killed in gun attack in Pakistani city of Quetta
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At least eight people were killed when gunmen opened fire outside a mosque on the outskirts of the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, police say. At least eight people were killed when gunmen opened fire outside a mosque in the second attack in Quetta in south-west Pakistan in as many days.
About 15 others were wounded in the attack, which came as worshippers left the Sunni Muslim mosque after prayers for the festival of Eid al-Fitr. About 15 others were wounded in the attack, which came as worshippers left the Sunni Muslim mosque after sunrise prayers for the Eid al-Fitr festival.
Bullets hit the car of Ali Madad Jatak, a former Pakistan People's Party provincial minister, but he was unhurt.Bullets hit the car of Ali Madad Jatak, a former Pakistan People's Party provincial minister, but he was unhurt.
On Thursday 38 people died in a suicide bomb blast at a Quetta police funeral. On Thursday dozens of people died in a suicide bomb blast in Quetta.
In the latest attack, unidentified men opened fire on the former minister during the prayers, according to the Dawn News website. In the latest attack, four unidentified men opened fire on the former minister during the prayers, according to the Dawn News website.
No group has said it carried out the shooting, which took place near Quetta's eastern bypass, Mr Jatak held a ministerial role in the Balochistan provincial government, as a representative of the PPP, which headed the last national coalition government.
No group has said it carried out the shooting, which took place near Quetta's eastern bypass.
Four people died at the scene while the others succumbed to their injuries in hospital, a senior local police official, Bashir Ahmad Brohi told the AFP news agency.
Quetta has seen a recent surge in sectarian violence, mostly targeting the Shia Muslim minority.
Balochistan, of which Quetta is the provincial capital, is plagued not just by the Taliban's insurgency, but also by sectarian in-fighting between Sunnis and Shias and a rebellion by Baloch separatists.
On Tuesday militants from the separatist Baloch Liberation Army shot dead 13 bus passengers 70 kilometres (44 miles) south-east of Quetta.