Gunmen kill three outside Karachi mosque

The assailants opened fire on members of the Karachi-based Sunni Tehreek outside a mosque in the city's Shah Faisal Colony neighbourhood late Tuesday and fled in a vehicle, leaving three people dead and four injured, senior police officer Mushtaq Shah said.

"The incident has nothing to do with sectarianism," Shah told AFP.

The group has blamed the ethnic-based Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for the killings, Shah said.

He said the incident could be linked to the collection of donations during Ramadan, when Muslims offer cash to help the poor, religious groups, charitable organisations and welfare bodies.