Gunmen kill three in Turbat

Published November 4, 2012

All the victims hailed from Punjab and were allegedly trying to travel to Europe illegally via Iran.   — File Photo

QUETTA: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a restaurant in Mand Blo town of Turbat killing three people and injuring another on Sunday, DawnNews reported.

The gunmen managed to escape from the scene after the attack.

Levies sources said that the attack took place in the Pak-Iran border town of Mand Blo, when unknown attackers riding on motorcycles opened fire at a group of people sitting at a roadside restaurant, killing three persons and injuring another person.

The security sources added that all the victims hailed from Punjab and were allegedly trying to travel to Europe illegally via Iran.

The bodies and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital where none of the victims were identified as yet.

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