One killed, another injured in Quetta firing

QUETTA: Unidentified armed men gunned down one person and injured another in Qandhari bazaar in the provincial capital here on Thursday evening.Police said that unknown gunmen riding bike opened...

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One killed, another injured in Quetta firing
QUETTA: Unidentified armed men gunned down one person and injured another in Qandhari bazaar in the provincial capital here on Thursday evening.

Police said that unknown gunmen riding bike opened fire at people standing in Qandhari bazaar in the metropolis. As a result, one person was killed and another wounded, police said adding that the assailants managed to escape from the scene.

The law enforcement personnel rushed to the site and shifted the dead body and the injured to Sandeman Civil Hospital. No cause of the attack could be ascertained. The name of the dead is identified as Sakhi and the injured as Muhammad Hussain.

A group of people and shopkeepers gathered on the Jinnah road and staged demonstration against the incident. The police have launched efforts to trace out the attackers. Further probe was underway. (APP)