Police termed the incident a case of targeted killing. — Photo by AFP

QUETTA, Feb 9: A man and his brother were shot dead and two people injured in a case of targeted killing here late on Wednesday night, police said.

Gunmen on motorbikes fired at a photo stat shop in Shahbaz Town, killing the two brothers and injuring two other men.

The dead were identified as Najmus Saqib and Iftikhar, and the injured were Mohammad Omer and Fahim.

Police termed the incident a case of targeted killing.

Investigation was in progress.

A spokesman for the Baloch Nationalist Liberation Army, identifying himself as Mazarian Baloch, claimed responsibility for the attack.

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