KHUZDAR: Unknown gunmen opened fire at a Levies check post in Balochistan's Khuzdar district on Sunday killing two personnel, DawnNews reported.

The militants reportedly fled from the scene taking away with them the weapons of the slain security men.

Security and rescue teams were dispatched to the attack site.

Further details of the incident were not available till the filing of this report.

Khuzdar district is considered to be one of the troubled districts of Balochistan province. Bombings and targeted killings have claimed scores of lives in the district.

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