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| March 10, 2010 | Extremists kill five, injure six US-based NGO workers in gun, grenade attack in NWFP | |
Islamabad:Armed assailants stormed into a building housing
the office of a US based non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Wednesday killing at least five persons in Manshera region of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
According to reports, extremists attacked the office of World Vision and killed
five persons, including two women. However, an aid worker put the death toll to
six and said similar number of persons were injured in the attack. "They opened
fire and also exploded hand grenades. So far we have confirmation about the deaths
of five people, including two women," The News quoted senior police officer Waqar
Ahmed, as saying. Another aid worker, while confirming the killings, said some
of the staff member were feared trapped inside the NGO building. "Five staff from
World Vision are dead, six are seriously injured. More information is coming.
The staff are trapped in the office," he said. |
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