QUETTA: At least four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were martyred in a targeted firing incident here on Wednesday.
According to police, unidentified armed men opened fire at FC security vehicle which was patrolling on Sariab road, killing at least four FC personnel.
Police and security forces reached the site and shifted the bodies to Civil Hospital Quetta. The FC personnel were identified as Aslam, Shabir, Mohammad Saeed and Amjad.
Governor Balochistan Muhammad Achakzai, CM Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, Mir Zia Lango condemned the incident.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
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A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
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