Levies man among three martyred in Quetta firing

QUETTA: A Levies man along with two others was martyred in Quetta's Sariab area on Friday, the police confirmed. Unknown assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying the Levies man in the city's Killi Bangulzai vicinity, says a report.

According to SHO Khalil Bugti, the Levies man belonged to Sibi whereas the two civilians were residents of Quetta. The bodies were shifted to the city's Civil Hospital.

Security forces reached the site of the incident soon after it was reported and cordoned off the area. Investigation into the incident is underway. Last month, two policemen were killed in a shooting by unknown armed assailants in Balochistan's provincial capital.

The incident occurred on Sarki Road when the attackers opened fire on the on-duty policemen. Four passersby were also injured in the attack. Two assailants were also gunned down as personnel in a police vehicle, which was passing by, responded to the attack, police said. One of the injured attackers, however, had managed to flee.