Karachi: Gunmen opened fire inside a 'Shiite' mosque in the Southern Pakistan city of Karachi on February 22 killing eight worshippers and injuring at least 10 others, police and hospital officials said.

At least three gunmen entered the mosque as worshippers were performing evening prayers and sprayed automatic weapons fire, a Pakistan Interior Ministry spokesman said. The gunmen had been waiting at a nearby tea shop, witnesses said.

The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.

Agencies