World Vision Pakistan ; Islamabad, Pakistan (AHN) - Gunmen in Pakistan detonated a bomb and attacked the offices of U.S.-based Christian charity World Vision. The Wednesday attack killed six and forced the charity to suspend its operations in Pakistan indefinitely.
The terror cell’s attack occurred in Oghi town, Mansehra district, 40 miles north of the capital Islamabad. World Vision employees working in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province were in the region to support poor women and their children.
According to witnesses, more than 15 gunmen opened fire using automatic weapons and hand grenades. Officials say six local staff members were killed and seven others were seriously injured. All of the victims were Pakistani.
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