At least three policemen, including an officer, were killed in firing inside a police station in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city on Tuesday, local media reported.
Dawn News reported that the incident happened when a constable opened fire at Station House Officer Noor Bux Mengal, killing him and his bodyguard on the spot at Eastern Bypass area of Quetta, the capital city of the country's southwest Balochistan province.
Following the attack, the cops inside the police station rushed to the SHO's office and shot the attacker dead.
This is the second incident of firing on the law enforcement agencies in the province over the last 24 hours.
Earlier on Monday evening, three security personnel were killed when some unknown gunmen sprayed bullets on their vehicle in Mustang area of the province.
--IANS
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