QUETTA: At least two security personnel were killed and six others injured on Thursday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a security forces’ convoy in Balochistan’s Turbat area.
The attack came when the convoy was in Turbat's Nasirabad area. Rescue teams rushed to the site of the incident and shifted the injured to a hospital whereas some of them were taken to Quetta with the help of helicopters.
Two militants were also killed in an exchange of firing by the security men. "Forces quickly retaliated and killed two attackers after the assault," an official said requesting anonymity.
The remaining assailants escaped in their vehicles to avoid arrest.
Security personnel cordoned off the area as a search operation went under way. No arrests were made until the filing of this report nor was there any immediate claim of responsibility.
In a separate incident, armed men opened fire and killed a Balochistan Constabulary man near the Governor House in Quetta.
According to police sources, the assailants opened fire near GPO Chowk and killed Aziz Ahmed, who was working for the Balochistan Constabulary. The assailants sped away after the attack.
Balochistan has been experiencing a separatist insurgency, sectarian violence and suffering attacks by militants.
Hundreds of people have died since rebels rose up in 2004 demanding political autonomy and a greater share of profits from the region's natural oil, gas and mineral resources.
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