Police said that four armed assailants attempted to enter Oil Well-16 in the Jatli area of Rawalpindi, and when the security guards stopped them they opened fire and fled.
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As a result, one of the guards died on the spot and another sustained bullet injuries.
Following the incident, the local police reached the spot and shifted the deceased and the injured guard to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Gujar Khan for medico-legal formalities and treatment. The police have registered a case and further investigation is under way.
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Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2015.
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