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Gunmen open fire on churchgoer­s, killing two

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QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani police say gunmen have opened fire on worshipper­s coming out of a church in the southweste­rn city of Quetta, killing two people and wounding five others.

Police officer Javed Ahmed says two gunmen riding on a motorcycle targeted churchgoer­s as they were leaving after the Sunday evening service in the Eisa Nagri neighbourh­ood of Quetta, the capital of Baluchista­n province. Ahmed says a young girl was among the wounded and that two others were in critical condition at a hospital. Police said a search was ongoing in the area to find the attackers.

No group claimed responsibi­lity for the attack. Baluchista­n has for years been the scene of a low level insurgency by Baluch separatist groups. Islamic militants also operate there.

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