QUETTA: Armed militants killed two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and injured another one in Sariab road area of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on Sunday evening, police said.
Shabeer Ahmed, a police official told Dawn.com that two armed militants opened fire at the checkpost of FC in Sariab road area of Quetta.
He said one FC personnel was killed on the spot, whereas another succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital.
Ahmed said one attacker was also killed when FC personnel retaliated after the attack. He said another attacker was arrested alive in an injured condition and was shifted to an unknown location for interrogation.
Police and FC personnel were quick to reach the scene and the area was subsequently cordoned off. Security was tightened on Sariab road as an investigation into the incident is now underway.
The injured FC personnel was rushed to combined military hospital for medical treatment. Senior doctors were called on emergency basis to provide timely treatment to the injured soldier.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. However, Ahmed suspects Baloch separatists were behind the attack.
Sariab road is considered to be one of the sensitive areas of Quetta city. Targeted killings and bombings in the area is order of the day.
Apart from police, FC personnel have also been deployed on the road to maintain order.
This incident has occured two days after militants attacked Jaffar Express and killed four passengers in Mach area of the troubled Bolan district.