15 injured in Kashmore bus attack shootout

KASHMORE: Two passenger buses reportedly turned turtle after gunshots fired by unknown gunmen burst their tires here on Friday night, Geo News reported.

According to details, a number of armed bandits opened fire on the buses to incapacitate them so that they could loot the passengers but things turned for the worse.

"The drivers of both the buses stepped on it to avoid the highwaymen but lost control after the gunshots blew holes in the tires. The coaches flipped over on their sides injuring scores”, sources quoted eyewitnesses as saying.

Reportedly, the police escorting the buses fired back giving rise to a shootout, which lasted for sometime.

Sources added that the gunfight left at least 15 people injured including two cops.

Further details are awaited.