Gunmen kill two people in Miranshah

MIRANSHAH: Two people were killed at Hamzoni village in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan tribal district, police said on Monday.

The officials said that unidentified gunmen lying in wait opened fire on the two men identified as Mohammad Younas and Abdul Nasir traveling in a pick-up vehicle.

The two persons sustained multiple injuries in the firing and died on the spot. The firing incident took place at night.

The police said that the slain persons supplied water to the checkpost of the security forces. The bodies were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital, Miranshah, for post-mortem.

The armed men managed to escape from the spot after committing the crime. The police registered the first information report of the incident under the relevant sections of the law and started investigation to establish the facts and bring the accused to justice.