Three Shia mulsims martyred in Quetta

11 July, 2011 11:54

Three persons, belonging to Shiite community, were shot martyred in provincial capital of Balochistan province Quetta on Sunday.According to the Shiite News correspondent,Three people were on their way back home at Qambrani Road when armed assailants belongs from Armed Nasabi-Wahabi terrorists organization Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba opened fire at them, killing all three of them instantly.

According to a senior police officer, all three hailed from Shiite community and the killings appeared to be a sectarian incident.

The assailants managed to flee from the scene on motorbikes after accomplishing their heinous mission.

The martyred were transported to Bolan Medical College Hospital, where they were identified as Ashiq Hussain, Amjad Ali and Abdul Qayyum.

No group has claimed responsibility for the killing. However, it is believed that they are affiliated with Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba linked with outlawed Al-Qaeeda.

Balochistan Police said the slain persons went to Qambrani Road, a sensitive area for the Shias, and were attacked by masked men ridding motorbikes.

More than dozen of people belonging to the Shiite community have been gunned down in Quetta in recent months and the banned religious outfit, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, claimed responsibility for all these attacks.

Police have launched a search for the arrest of culprits. Meanwhile, three persons were gunned down in Khad Kucha area of Mastung district, some 50-kilometers from the provincial capital on Sunday.

According to local officials, three armed men, mounted on a motorbike, intercepted a passenger wagon bound for Quetta from Mongechar. The assailants forced three passengers to disembark and opened fire on them, killing all of them instantly.