(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - They said unidentified armed men, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on the shop, killing five people, including a passer-by.
“Four of the victims belong to the Shia community and it could be the case of sectarian targeted killing,” police said.
“They [attackers] entered a welding shop when workers were having their lunch and killed five people,” senior police officer Jahangir Shah told AFP, adding that the dead included four members of the Shia Hazara community and a passer-by.
The deceased were identified as Haji Abdul Nabi, his son Muhammad Hassan, Muhammad Tariq, Abdul Manan and Naqeebullah, the passer-by.
The attackers were escaping after killing the five people when a police patrolling team spotted the gunmen and opened fire at them. Two policemen were injured in the ensuing shootout. Sources said that two attackers were also injured but they escaped in a rickshaw.
The deceased and injured were moved to Sandeman Hospital but one of the policemen succumbed to injuries before making it to the hospital.
A heavy contingent of police and Frontier Corps (FC) reached the crime scene and cordoned off the area.
Sunday’s attack came as Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani flew to Quetta to discuss the law and order situation in Balochistan, officials said.
Another member of the Hazara community was gunned down and another shot and injured near a bus stop on Sariab Road on Saturday.
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