QUETTA: At least three persons were killed in a firing incident in Quetta's Kharan region on Friday, DawnNews reported.

The Deputy Commissioner of Kharan, Fateh Khan Khajjak, told Dawn.com that armed men stormed inside a house in the Baseema area and killed three people, adding that they managed to escape unharmed.

Moreover, he said the incident was the result of an old tribal dispute.

Meanwhile, the deceased persons were shifted to a nearby hospital in the area.

Levies personnel reached the site of incident and started investigations.

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