EXCERPT: "The gunmen who attacked the office of a U.S.-based, Christian aid agency in Pakistan on Wednesday singled out staff members before killing six of them, survivors said. About 10 suspected Islamist militants stormed the office of the World Vision agency in Oghi village in Mansehra district, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Islamabad, at about 9 a.m. (0400 GMT). A driver who was outside the building shouted a warning that people were trying to get in just before the masked gunmen stormed the office. [...] The gunmen rounded everyone up and made them sit on the floor. They then demanded mobile telephones, identification and money, he said. The gunmen, who were speaking Urdu, then told everyone to put their hands up, Shehzed said. The driver who had earlier shouted the warning didn't put his hands up all the way so one of the gunmen shot him in the forehead, Shehzed said. They then killed another man sitting next to the driver as the others began to pray, he said. Shehzed, who had identified himself as a labourer, was then separated from the group and put in a separate room. 'They kicked me in the stomach then brought the other labourers in. They then went back and started shooting everyone,' he said. All six dead were Pakistani staff at World Vision, the agency said. Police said two of the dead were women."
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Pakistan: Attack on World Vision staff brutal and senseless, World Vision International, 10 March 2010
Enhanced security sought for UN offices, DAWN, 8 March 2010
World Vision plans to support displaced in Pakistan, AlertNet, 8 May 2009
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