Two police personnel killed in Quetta firing incident

Unknown persons opened fire on a police van at eastern bypass of Quetta on Friday, leaving two policemen dead and a driver injured.

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Assistant Sub Inspector and Constable of Police are among the dead in Quetta firing incident. Rescue teams have shifted injured personnel to a hospital.

Security forces reached crime scene and started investigating into the incident.

Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo condemned the firing incident on a police mobile van on the Eastern Bypass.

The chief minister expressed grief over the martyrdom of ASI and Jawan in a terrorist incident.

“Subversive elements want to disrupt peace in the province,” he said, adding that the people of the province stand by their police and security forces.

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“Police officers and personnel cannot be intimidated by such cowardly acts,” Bizenjo maintained.