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Summary The death toll in wave sectarian violence and target killing in Quetta has reached 10.
The death toll in Quetta sectarian violence has reached 10 as one person who was injured in firing incidents on Saturday succumbed to his wounds in hospital.The firing incidents started early in the morning when gunmen fired at a private car, killing five Shia Muslims in Hazar Ganji area, later in another incident in the same area two more Shia Muslims were gunned down.The bodies were shifted to Civil Hospital.In a second incident, two motorbike riders sprayed bullets at two persons in Hazar Ganji area, on the outskirts of Quetta, killing both of them.A local police official Mukhtar Musakhel confirmed the incident and casualties.Meanwhile, a person was shot dead and an unidentified body was found on Raisani road.Nobody has so far claimed responsibility for the attacks but the province is a flashpoint for sectarian violence.
