QUETTA: Two brothers were killed and a toddler sustained bullet injuries when unidentified people opened fire on a barber shop in Killi Bungulzai area of Saraib Road here on Tuesday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Haji Khan and Sajid and the injured toddler as Zakir.

After the incident, people of the area blocked a road in protest.

However, they dispersed after some officials assured them that the killers would be arrested soon.

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