Quetta: Three members of the Hazara community were shot dead and two others injured near Joint Road in Quetta on Monday morning.
“Unknown armed assailants opened fire at members of the Hazara community outside the passport office killing three and injuring two others,” a police official said.
Following the incident, Frontier Corps and police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital, Quetta.
Police also found empty shells of 9MM bullets from the site of the incident, Express News reported.
On June 7, atleast five people belonging to the Hazara community were gunned down on Quetta’s Circular Road near Meezan Chowk. Unidentified armed men on two motorcycles had opened indiscriminate fire on the victims outside a tea shop.
The community has faced frequent attacks, resulting in a massive number of casualties in recent years.
