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Gunmen kill 3 policemen in SW Pakistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-01-14 14:53

ISLAMABAD -- Unidentified gunmen Wednesday shot dead three policemen in southwestern Pakistan's Quetta city, private TV channel Geo reported.

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Unknown attackers riding on a motor bike opened fire on a police mobile vehicle near Government Girls Polytechnic college in Quetta, capital city of Balochistan province.

As a result, a senior police officer Hasan Ali and two other policemen were killed while three other policemen sustained injuries.

The attackers managed to flee from the scene and police cordoned off the area.