Firing on coach claims 2 lives

Published August 11, 2005

HANGU, Aug 10: A man and his son were killed and their two relatives were injured when gunmen opened fire on a flying coach near here on Wednesday. The coach was coming here from Peshawar. When it reached Khwaja Hizar area, the assailants, travelling in a car, opened fire on it which led to the death of Wajid and his son Omar Siddique. Their relatives Mohammad Amin and Rehmat Siddique were injured in the attack.

Passengers told police that the culprits had been chasing their vehicle for some time. As their car overtook the coach its inmates opened fire and fled.

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