Crime
23 passengers killed after being taken off from vehicles in Musa Khel
According to the Police, all the persons were taken off the trucks and passenger buses and shot dead
Quetta: 23 passengers were killed after being thrown from their vehicles in Rara Sham area of Musa Khel.
According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Musa Khel Ayub Achakzai, all the persons were taken off the trucks and passenger buses and shot dead.
Ayub Achakzai said that the armed men blocked the inter-provincial highway and took the passengers off the buses.
He stated that the armed persons also set fire to 10 vehicles. The police and the Levies reached the spot and the bodies were shifted to the hospital.
Police officials added that further investigation into the incident has also been started.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti strongly condemned the terrorist incident near Musa Khel and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased.
Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that terrorists targeted innocent people near Musa Khel. The terrorists and facilitators will not be able to escape from the terrible end and the government will chase them.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also strongly condemned the worst incident of terrorism.
Mohsin Naqvi expressed his heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the families of those who died in the cowardly act of terrorists.
The Federal Minister of Interior said that near Musa Khel, the terrorists showed cruelty by targeting innocent people, the brutality and cruelty were extreme.
He stated that terrorists and facilitators will not escape the fateful end. Every walk of life along with the security forces have made eternal sacrifices in the war against terrorism.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz strongly condemned the killing of 23 innocent people and expressed her heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family.