Gunmen attacked a police post in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwestern Baluchistan province on Tuesday, triggering a shootout that killed two officers, police said, the latest sign of increasing violence in the country.
Barkat Baloch, a government administrator, said a search was underway for the assailants who fled after the attack in Mastung, a district in Baluchistan.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the shooting, but previous such attacks have been blamed on Baluch separatists and Islamic militants who have a strong presence in the province and elsewhere in Pakistan.
Baluchistan has witnessed a low-level insurgency by small groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad.
Although authorities say they have quelled the insurgency, violence persists in the province.
Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen In Attack In Southwestern Pakistan
On Tuesday, gunmen attacked a police post in Pakistan's insurgency-wracked Baluchistan province, killing two officers in a shootout, police said.
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Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen In Attack In Southwestern Pakistan
Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen In Attack In Southwestern Pakistan
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