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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Girl, 7, among three killed in celebratory gunfire on Pakistan’s independence day

Three people, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed in celebratory aerial firing during Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan on Thursday, police said.

The girl was struck by a stray bullet in Azizabad, a neighbourhood in central Karachi’s Gulberg town, while a 35-year-old was killed in Korangi in the city’s eastern part, the daily Dawn quoted police as saying.

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