Attack On Pak Stock Exchange, All Four Gunmen Shot Dead, Six Others Killed

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Karachi: Four gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange here this morning. All were shot dead and at least six other people were killed in the attack, media reports quoted officials as saying.

Pakistan Stock Exchange is in a high-security zone. There are head offices of many private banks in the vicinity. The gunmen attacked the building with grenades and guns, Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon told news agency Reuters. “Four attackers have been killed, they had come in a silver Corolla car,” Memon said.

Four security guards, a policeman and a bystander were also killed, according to a statement from the Karachi Police, news agency AFP reported.

“Police have recovered modern automatic weapons and explosive materials from the terrorists,” the statement read.

No terror group has claimed the responsibility of the attack so far.