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28.02.03, 10:52
KARACHI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A gunman killed at least two police officers and
wounded six other people outside the U.S. consulate in the southern Pakistani
city of Karachi on Friday, police said.
"Two police officers were killed and six were wounded in an attack
outside the U.S. consulate," Deputy Inspector General of Police Tariq Jamil
told Reuters. "The attacker was arrested."
A witness said the attacker snatched a gun from a policeman and started
firing at a police post outside the consulate.
An official at the consulate told Reuters that the attack happened at
about 1:30 p.m. (0630 GMT).
A car bombing outside the consulate in June last year killed 12
Pakistanis and wounded another 20. That attack was blamed on Islamic
militants opposed to the Pakistani government's decision to back the U.S.-led
war on terror.
