Eighteen Pakistanis Hurt in Mosque Prayer Shootout

Eighteen Pakistanis Hurt in Mosque Prayer Shootout

A shootout inside a mosque in southwestern Pakistan wounded 18 people Wednesday in a dispute over who should lead prayers for one of Islam's most important holidays, police said.

Followers of the two rival religious leaders pulled out weapons and started shooting Wednesday morning after arguing over which one should start the prayers at a small mosque in remote Khuzdar district of Baluchistan province, police official Javed Ahmed said. The district is about 550 miles (900 kilometers) southwest of Islamabad.

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