Two policemen were killed and three others injured in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Sunday, a police official said.
The armed men, who were riding motorcycles, opened fire at a group of policemen at Spinny road in Quetta.
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Two constables were killed and a police personnel and two passers-by were injured, police official Amir Khan Dasti told reporters.
The injured, including a woman, were taken to Bolan Medical College Hospital.
A large contingent of law enforcement personnel cordoned off the site of the attack and launched a search for the gunmen.
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