Four cops gunned down in Quetta

QUETTA: At least four policemen were killed Thursday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police mobile van in Quetta.

The attack took place in Pashtunabad area of the provincial capital as the police were conducting a patrol in their vehicle.

"Four policemen were martyred when their vehicle came under attack from both sides while passing through Pashtunabad area," said local police official Zahid Shah.

He said they were rushed to a government hospital where doctors pronounced them dead. Noor Ahmed, the doctor at the hospital confirmed the toll.

"They were dead when brought here," he said.

Among those killed was an assistant sub-inspector of police.

The attack comes a week after a similar gun attack claimed the lives of four other cops in the same neighbourhood.