2 Dead, 11 Injured After Argument Over Power Cut At Pak Mosque

The clash soon turned violent and some worshippers exchanged gunfire, killing two people and injuring 11 others, including a six-year-old child, police said.

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At least 2 people died in firing after a heated argument over the power cut issue at a Pakistan mosque.
Peshawar:

An argument over massive power outages among worshippers after the Friday prayers at a mosque escalated into a fatal shooting, killing two people and injuring 11 others in Pakistan's northwestern tribal districts bordering Afghanistan.

A group of worshippers after the Friday prayers at the mosque in Eisak Khel area of Lakki Marwat district had a heated argument over power outages in their area.

The clash soon turned violent and some worshippers exchanged gunfire, killing two people and injuring 11 others, including a six-year-old child, police said.

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