A police officer said that the attack at a checkpoint also wounded three bystanders in Quetta. – File Photo

QUETTA: At least two policemen were killed while three others injured during firing on Spinny road in the provincial capital on Sunday.

“Unknown armed men riding bikes opened fire at policemen, killing two and injuring three, including one police official and two by-standers,” police official Amir Khan Dasti told reporters.

He said that the deceased constables were identified as Ishaq and Musa. The injured were identified as sub-inspector Raza Muhammad, a passerby Yazdan Ali, while the identity of the female passerby who also sustained bullet injuries could not be ascertained.

The injured have been shifted to Bolan Medical College hospital Quetta for treatment.

Heavy contingent of law enforcement personnel reached the site and cordoned off the area to trace and arrest the suspects.

Further investigation was underway.