Quetta: At least 14 people were killed and seven others injured when armed men opened fire on a busĀ in Akhtarabad area of Quetta here on Tuesday.
According to The News Tribe correspondent from Quetta, the incident took place in Akhtarabad area on Western bypass when some unidentified assailants, riding motorcycles, opened fire on a bus, leaving 14 people dead and seven others injured.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the spot and shifted the dead and injured to The Bolan Medical Hospital and The Combine Military Hospital. Law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area and started search operation.
Police said that the bus was going to Hazar Gangi areas andĀ allĀ the victims were Shiite Muslim and belonged to Hazara community.The community has long been victim of sectarian violence in Baluchistan as dozens of its members have been killed last month in the province.
Violent protests erupted in parts of BaluchistanĀ following the incident.
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