Six KFC workers burnt to death in Pakistan

Six employees of the American fast-food franchise KFC were burned to death in the Pakistani city of Karachi.

Six employees of the American fast-food franchise KFC were burned to death in the Pakistani city of Karachi.

Angry Shias set fire to the restaurant in the southern city after a suicide attack on a Shia mosque on Monday night, but the bodies were only found early this morning, said an official with a private emergency service.

On Monday, at least five people, including two assailants, were killed in the suicide bomb attack on the Shia mosque in the same Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi.

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