QUETTA: Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire and killed five people in an Iranian pickup in Balochistan's Kech district on Monday.

Four assailants on two motorcycles sprayed bullets at the pickup, Levies sources told DawnNews. The victims, who were identified as Abdul Kareem, Ameen, Muhid, Abdul Qayoum and Nadil, died on the spot. The bodies were shifted to Turbat hospital.

The motive behind the attack could not be immediately confirmed, Levies said, adding that personnel had reached the site of the attack as an investigation into the attack went underway.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

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