Attacks on mosque, seminary leave two dead in Quetta

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QUETTA: Unidentified gunmen attacked a seminary and a mosque in the Multani Mohalla area of Quetta, killing at least two persons and wounding three others on Monday night.

Police sources told Dawn that unknown assailants opened fire at a seminary situated in Multani Mohalla area killing one person and wounding two others.

Shortly after the attack, gunmen opened fire on Bilal Masjid, situated in the vicinity. killing one and wounding another.

The attackers managed to escape unhurt from both attack sites.

Police and FC personnel reached the spot and cordoned off the area as a probe into the incident went underway.

Fear and panic gripped the area after the incident.

Quetta is the provincial capital city of Balochistan. Despite having large reserves of oil and gas, Balochistan remains one of Pakistan's most impoverished provinces, and bomb blasts and attacks are common in the region

In 2004 Baloch rebels rose up, demanding political autonomy and a greater share of profits from the region's mineral resources.

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