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At least 2 dead, 5 injured in attack on Christian community near church in Quetta
At least two members of the Christian community were killed and five others injured in a firing incident near a church in Quetta, DawnNewsTV reported.
DIG Quetta Abdur Razzaq Cheema said the incident occurred when worshippers were leaving after attending the Sunday service at a church in Essa Nagri area of the provincial capital.
Unidentified attackers riding a motorbike opened fire on the members of the Christian community and managed to flee the scene soon after the incident, the DIG said.
The injured were rushed to Bolan Medical Complex, Quetta, where two injured worshippers succumbed to their, the hospital officials said.
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Earlier this month, four members of a Christian family travelling in a rickshaw were killed in a firing incident on Quetta's Shah Zaman road. The Christian family belonged to Punjab and had come to Quetta to see relatives.
In December last year, nine people were killed and 30 injured in a suicide attack on the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church on Quetta's Zarghoon Road.
At least two suicide attackers had struck the Bethel Memorial Church while Sunday service was ongoing. There were 400 worshipers inside the church when the assault started.
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So sad.
very unfortunate.
What a great tragedy?
why attack minorities all the time!!!???
Condemnable act...
With separatism dead after capture of Kalbhushan, this was expected. What a frustrated enemy we have.
The attackers are the same group who also kill the Hazara Shias.
Is Pakistan a safe country for non-Muslims?
Time to turn Quetta to rangers and clean it out like Karachi. “Killing one innocent person is as killing the entire humanity”
That’s sad these terrorists are cowards attacking unarmed civilians
These terrorist and their sponsors are cowards attacking unarmed civilians
Strongly condemnable.
why law enforcement agency is not protecting these people.
@Trump Et How long we stay in denials.
Why minorities are not provided proper security ? Rangers be withdrawn.from Karachi and be posted in.Baluchistan.especiaaly in the areas where minorities reside or carry on.business!
Shame on us and our law enforcement agency for not protecting our minorities!!!
Very unfortunate...
No words can expalin there pain.... our apathy is a sin.. we need to fight these monsters RIP our christian brothers.
These monsters who are killing innocent for no reason needs to be stoped with full force.
At very sad and tragic and heartbreaking news,wherein a marginalized minority community in Quetta has been brutalized by these terrorists to sow hatred among various communities living together for centuries.It is also disheartening to know that these events of terrorism are happening without stop in which poor men and women of this hardworking and law abiding community members are killed or maimed, without apprehending the culprits,who are having safe houses handlers and facilities to commit this terror with impunity and time and place of their own choosing.Following killing spree which has decimated some 500 members of Hazara community in the last or more years,this new reign of terror is a well planned operation being carried out by foreign funded outfit in the name of a religion which forbids in the strongest term such acts.Why our clergy is silent spectator?it must come out condemning these killings of the innocent minorities living in peace and not cause of any social disharmony.
@Trump Et Totally illogic and insensible
A very unfortunate incident.
Where is National Action plan ?Another sad day for Pakistan.
@Riaz Uddin there's no effect so don't concern yourselves. i hope they don't get hurt though.
@ART KP. Shame on those who attack innocent people.
These days CTV cameras are used around the world, it should be installed in Quetta.
Ashamed!
It is a true shame
I believe without any doubt that this is part of Kulboshan Yaved operations to harm the social fabric of the nation.
We need to catch the terrorists involved and give them harsh punishments for killings.
Failure of Pakistan agencies, fail to bring culprite to justice, sad day!
@Cecil This is a heinous crime, should be taken seriously. Culprits deserve nothing less than capital punishment. This is a cowardly act by the enemies of Pakistan who has been killing both muslims and non-muslims.
We must help create environment in Pakistan where all minorities feel safe. I strongly condemn this attack on the Christian Community in Quetta.
Extremely sad news.......................................................
so sad tears for poor Pakistani people.
This is enemies act to malign peace loving Pakistanis.
Shame on them who target innocent people.
The sad part is this is no longer front page news. No outrage, no shame, nothing. People will move on to the next killings shortly.
It's just zebra stripes scenario, both in India and Pakistan, either we call ourselves white with black stripes or back with white strips,
Daesh is behind such attacks.
RIP Innocent souls.
@Cecil As unsafe as India. No difference.
Happening non-stop!
Hatred!
@Trump Et : It is always a relief to put the blame on enenmy neighbour for whatever happens in the country !! We must invstigate to nail the culprits...
@Imtiaz Ali Khan Don't think so..
pakistan has miserably failed to protect it's minorities. An average Pakistani citizen is very tolerant and loves minorities but the militants dont like that!
@Imtiaz Ali Khan where does india come into this discussion?
Any Suo Motot from honorable court