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Pakistan: 3 killed in Karachi attack

Published: April 14, 2012 at 8:16 AM

KARACHI, Pakistan, April 14 (UPI) -- Three people were killed by gunfire and a hand grenade attack Saturday in Karachi, Pakistan, officials said.

Armed men stopped all traffic and closed business centers in the city's Gulbahar area, Pakistan's Dawn News reported.

Police responded isolating the area.

A body that had been tortured was discovered in a gunny sack in the city's Soldier Bazaar area.

Gunfire was also reported Saturday in the Lyari and Garden areas.

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