Gunmen attack passenger van in Pakistan, 18 killed including women and children

02 Nov 2012

by admin

Quetta, Pakistan: Men armed with automatic rifles attacked a passenger van parked near a gas station killing at least 18 people including seven women and four children in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Baluchistan on Friday.

Following the attack a massive fire broke out at the gas station destroying the van completely.
The fire also gutted several shops in the vicinity.
A police official said that van came under attack when driver was filling gas and the motive for the attack was not known.
Baluchistan is located near the border Afghanistan and Iran