RAWALPINDI: At least two people were killed and several injured on Friday in an incident of indiscriminate firing on a local district court in the garrison city, DawnNews reported.

According to police personnel, the firing in the district court occurred between two groups which killed a prisoner and a passerby.

Moreover, an exchange of fire between police and armed attackers also took place after which policemen arrested four assailants.

After the incident, people panicked and rushed outside the court.

Police and security forces cordoned off the area.

Sources said that Advocate Sardar Amir was the target of unknown attackers, adding that the incident seemed to be the result of a personal rivalry.

The dead bodies and wounded people in the attack were shifted to a hospital.

This is not the first time security lapse has been witnessed in local courts, on April 4, a district court was attacked in Islamabad which had killed 11 people including an additional sessions judge.