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| Four policemen shot dead in Quetta |
| 2015-06-13 |
| [DAWN] Four coppers were killed in an attack on their van in Pashtoonabad area here on Thursday. It was the second attack on police force in a week in the area. Four coppers were killed there five days ago. And five people belonging to the Shia Hazara community were bumped off on Sunday in an attack on a shop near Bacha Khan Chowk not far from here. According to official sources, a police party was chasing a suspect when four gunnies shot up their van near Mannan Chowk. A policeman left the van and tried to engage the assailants. But he was hit by several bullets and died. The police personnel who was struck down in his prime were identified as Assistant Sub Inspector Mohammad Wazir, constables Zahir Khan and Mehmood Khan and driver Kalimullah. "The killing of eight coppers in a week is part of a plan hatched by enemies against the China-Pakistain Economic Corridor," IG Amlish Khan said. But such attacks, he added, could not detract the police force from the fight against terrorism. Quetta police chief Abdul Razzak Cheema said that 33 suspects enjugged Book 'im, Mahmoud! after the June 6 killing of four coppers had divulged some information which would help police to lay hands on the terrorist group behind the two attacks. He said that there would be some changes in the security plan, including the use of cycle of violences by patrol teams. |
| Posted by:Fred |