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Two more people died in continued rocket attacks by unidentified people on a gas installation in Sui, officials said on Monday. Security forces traded fire with the attackers from Sunday night until early on Monday at Sui, local administrator Muhammad Akbar said. "A woman was killed when a rocket hit her house, while a shopkeeper was killed at a market when bullets fired by the attackers hit him," Mr Akbar said. He said two others were injured in the gunfight, while dozens of homes and private cars were damaged when several rockets hit the gas facility. Meanwhile, the Balochistan government cabinet on Monday ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged gang-rape of a female doctor in Sui and the attacks.Meanwhile, the fighting prevented workers from assessing damage sustained during a weekend of intensive rocket attacks, Reuters quoted a government official as saying on Monday. Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) was doing its utmost to keep gas flowing from the Sui field, but a spokesman for the firm said frightened workers were fleeing the area or staying at home. "The rockets, bullets hit the gas pipeline, watch towers, offices, residences and a workshop, causing several large fires," the PPL spokesman said. "The second attack also caused tremendous damage to the residence of the acting manager."