Two policemen, woman killed in Quetta firing

QUETTA: Two police personnel were killed and three others were injured in an exchange of firing between police and bike snatchers at Kashmirabad near Qambrani Road area of Quetta on Monday.

Superintend of Police (SP) Sariab Zahoor Afridi said that unidentified bike snatchers riding a motorbike opened fire at his mobile when he was crossing the area.

Two policemen were martyred in the attack while three passersby suffered wounds in the incident.

Afridi added that in retaliation they killed one of the attackers while one managed to escape.

While rescue efforts were being made, they were fired upon again during which a woman passerby was killed.

The bodies of the deceased and the injured were shifted to civil hospital.

Police cordoned off the entire area and made efforts to trace out the suspects.