Four FC personnel gunned down in Quetta
Unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire on the security forces
A file photo of an FC personnel in Balochistan. PHOTO: REUTERS
QUETTA:
A day after four policemen were gunned down in the Balochistan provincial capital, at least four personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) were killed and three others injured on Wednesday.
Two terrorists, riding a motorcycle ambushed the FC personnel, killing four and wounding two others, including a passerby on Quetta's Double Road, said an FC spokesperson.
The victims belonged to the Sui Rifle Wing of the Frontier Corps, and were engaged in maintenance of their vehicle when they were attacked, FC spokesperson Khan Wasay told The Express Tribune.
LEAs and rescue workers soon reached the site and cordoned the area. The injured were shifted to the Combined Military Hospital.
4 cops killed in Quetta attacks
Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Zehri condemned the attack.
On Tuesday, motorcycle-borne gunmen shot dead four policemen in separate targeted attacks in Quetta.
Gun and bomb attacks against police have spiked recently in the provincial capital. Over 30 policemen have been killed in the city this year alone, according to an official tally.
A day after four policemen were gunned down in the Balochistan provincial capital, at least four personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) were killed and three others injured on Wednesday.
Two terrorists, riding a motorcycle ambushed the FC personnel, killing four and wounding two others, including a passerby on Quetta's Double Road, said an FC spokesperson.
The victims belonged to the Sui Rifle Wing of the Frontier Corps, and were engaged in maintenance of their vehicle when they were attacked, FC spokesperson Khan Wasay told The Express Tribune.
LEAs and rescue workers soon reached the site and cordoned the area. The injured were shifted to the Combined Military Hospital.
4 cops killed in Quetta attacks
Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Zehri condemned the attack.
On Tuesday, motorcycle-borne gunmen shot dead four policemen in separate targeted attacks in Quetta.
Gun and bomb attacks against police have spiked recently in the provincial capital. Over 30 policemen have been killed in the city this year alone, according to an official tally.