Bomb and gun attack on Christian church in Pakistan

Quetta, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A bomb-and-gun attack is reportedly underway against a church in highly secured part of southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta.

Initial reports say that several gunmen stormed the place of worship of the minority Christian community in the central part of the city where Sunday morning service was underway.

Pakistani security forces have surrounded the site and are trying to enter the church, but heavily armed assailants are firing at them with automatic weapons from inside. | via Voice of America

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