Two shot dead, 11 injured as argument over power cut turns fatal at Pak mosque


PTI | Peshawar | Updated: 01-07-2022 22:32 IST | Created: 01-07-2022 22:32 IST
Two shot dead, 11 injured as argument over power cut turns fatal at Pak mosque
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An argument over massive power outages among worshippers after the Friday prayers at a mosque escalated into a fatal shooting, killing two people and injuring 11 others in Pakistan's northwestern tribal districts bordering Afghanistan.

A group of worshippers after the Friday prayers at the mosque in Eisak Khel area of Lakki Marwat district had a heated argument over power outages in their area. The clash soon turned violent and some worshippers exchanged gunfire, killing two people and injuring 11 others, including a six-year-old child, police said.

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