{"id":5227,"date":"2017-12-23T14:58:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T14:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/5227-2-hazaras-killed-in-quetta-gun-attack\/"},"modified":"2017-12-23T14:58:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T14:58:05","slug":"2-hazaras-killed-in-quetta-gun-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/5227-2-hazaras-killed-in-quetta-gun-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Hazaras killed in Quetta gun attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least two members of the Shia Hazara community were killed and two others injured after they were targeted in Nakhailabad area of Quetta near Western Bypass on Friday, police said.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>At least two members of the Shia Hazara community were killed and two others injured after they were targeted in Nakhailabad area of Quetta near Western Bypass on Friday, police said.<\/h4>\n<h4>According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Abdul Razzaq Cheema, 12 people were travelling from Quetta to Karachi in a large van when unknown assailants opened fire at their vehicle, injuring four passengers.<\/h4>\n<h4>The injured were shifted to a combined military hospital in Quetta cantonment where two of them, including a child, later succumbed to their injuries.<\/h4>\n<h4>Balochistan has been experiencing incidents of violence and targeted killings since more than a decade. 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