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Four killed in attack on police vehicle in Pakistan

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IANS Islamabad

At least four policemen were killed when some unidentified gunmen opened fire at their vehicle in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province Thursday, media reported.

The police vehicle came under attack during a routine patrol in Shahenshah area of Dera Murad Jamali district, Xinhua reported citing Dunya TV.

The assailants fled the scene following the attack. Rescue teams shifted the bodies to a nearby hospital for autopsy. Meanwhile, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Earlier Thursday, four people, including a senior police official, were killed in a suicide blast in the country's southern port city of Karachi.

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First Published: Apr 24 2014 | 8:14 PM IST

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