Lahore, Oct 10 (PTI) At least six people of the minority Ahmadi community were injured when a gunman opened fire on their worship place in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said on Friday.

The incident took place in Rabwah, the headquarters of the Ahmadi community, some 170kms from Lahore, during the Friday prayers.

A Punjab police officer told PTI that a lone attacker carrying a pistol approached the place of worship -- Baitul Mahdi -- at the Ahmadiyya centre in Rabwah.

"Upon reaching the main gate, the gunman opened fire on the Ahmadi volunteer guards on duty. Six Ahmadis were wounded on the spot. One of the guards killed the attacker. At the time of the attack, worshippers were inside the building engaged in prayer," he said.

The officer said police reached the spot and cordoned of

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