Hawzah News Agency-Abdul Razzaq Cheema, a senior police official said Tuesday, October 4, that gunmen had opened fire earlier in the day on a bus carrying Shias in the outskirts of Quetta, the capital city of the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

“At least two motorcycle riders on one bike fired at the bus when it reached close to Hazara town. Two people, one male and another female were also wounded in the attack,” said Cheema, adding that the bus was traveling from one neighborhood of Hazaras to the other when it came under attack.

Other officials said they suspect the attack was of a hate nature and that an investigation was launched into the incident.

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