QUETTA: Unidentified armed men opened fire and killed a Hazara man and woman Sunday evening. Police said the attackers opened fire and killed a man and woman belonging to Hazara community as they were riding a motorcycle in Spini Road area of Quetta. Police said this incident is an act of targeted killing.
The Hazara man and woman were going from Hazara Town area to Marriabad area of Quetta when they were targeted. Both died on the spot. Their bodies were shifted to the Civil Hospital. The assailants who were riding a motorcycle sped away. The law-enforcement agencies reached the spot. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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