Gunmen kill four policemen in Hyderabad

Four were shot dead in Latifabad, while two were injured in an attack in Sakhi Pir, one of whom died of his wounds.

KARACHI: Gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed at least five policemen and wounded another in Hyderabad on Tuesday, police said.

The four policemen, on a routine patrol, were shot dead by armed attackers on motorcycles in the Latifabad neighbourhood of Hyderabad, senior police official Irfan Buhadar told AFP.

The second shooting took place in the Sakhi Pir area of the city, where gunmen wounded two policemen and fled on motorcycles, he said. One of those injured later succumbed to his injuries.

Buhadar said it was too early to say why the policemen were targeted, adding that nobody has claimed responsibility for the shootings so far.

Sindh government has has ordered an inquiry into the attack.