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Grooms uncle injured, bride injured in wedding attack

The uncle of the groom was shot dead and the bride along with a minor was injured in firing by unknown armed attackers’ at the car carrying the bridge and bridegroom in Baghdadi area here on Sunday night. Police sources said that four motor bikes riding armed attackers opened fire at the car when they were heading towards home with other relatives after end of the marriage ceremony.

 

Uncle of the groom, riding shotgun, died on the spot while the bride and one four-year old child, Muzzamil, sustained bullet injuries in the firing. SSP Faisal Bashir Memon, told after initial probe into the incident that this attack was linked to some personal enmity and the bride and groom were real targets of the attackers. Body of the killed man, injured bride, and child were immediately rushed to CivilHospital. The doctors of Civil Hospital declared the bride out of danger, after rendering emergency medical assistance to her.

 

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