Two police personnel killed in Quetta

The assailants, who were on a motorbike, targeted the 2 men when they were deputed at a police picket on Smugli Road.


Shezad Baloch March 21, 2012
Two police personnel killed in Quetta

QUETTA: Two police personnel were shot dead by unknown assailants in the Jinnah Town area of Quetta on Tuesday.

The assailants, who were on a motorbike, targeted the two men when they were deputed at a police picket on Smugli Road. The attackers managed to escape the scene immediately after the incident.

“Two personnel were killed on the spot,” Capital City Police Officer Quetta Ehsan Mehboob told The Express Tribune.

The bodies were shifted to Sandeman Provincial Hospital for autopsy.

The deceased personnel were identified as Liaquat and Niamatullah. They were among personnel called from the Police Training Centre.

The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained as no group has claimed responsibility of the attack. An investigation has been launched by the police.

Police and other law enforcement agencies have already put security on high alert in the city to thwart any untoward incident during functions in connection with March 23.

COMMENTS (2)

foreign hand | 12 years ago | Reply

@Farooq: well, im a pakistani

Farooq | 12 years ago | Reply

Target killing, We have to see whether it is of Balochs by "foreign hand" or Pashtuns by "foreign hand" or Punjabi settlers by "foreign hands".

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