Two policemen killed in Quetta firing

Published July 25, 2014
File photo
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QUETTA: Militants killed two policemen in Quetta, the capital of volatile Balochistan province on Friday, police said.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Imran Qureshi told Dawn that militants attacked the policemen in the New Sariab area of Quetta. "Both policemen had received multiple bullet wounds," he added.

Security and rescue teams reach the attack site with the latter rushing the victims to a nearby hospital.

Qureshi said one policeman died on the spot whereas the other succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital.

The assailants managed to escape unhurt from the spot.

Security personnel cordoned off the area as a probe into the incident went under way.

There was no claim of responsibility. However, police suspects the involvement of Baloch militants.

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