Four killed in Quetta firing

QUETTA: Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle in Quetta on Monday, killing four people, police said.

The incident took place in the Masjid Road area of Quetta city.

Fayyaz Sumbal, a senior police official in Quetta told AFP that the attackers fled the scene after the shooting.

Rahim Khan, another police official in Quetta, confirmed the incident and told AFP that the attackers came in a white-coloured car and sprayed bullets on the victims who were travelling in another vehicle.

"Apparently it was a sectarian attack," Khan said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.