Gunmen kill 2 traffic police in Pakistan

Motorcycle gunmen shot dead two Pakistan traffic police in the southern port city of Karachi yesterday, AFP reports quoting officials.
The assailants attacked the policemen while they were on duty in a busy central district, shooting them in the head.
"The constables were targeted while controlling traffic at Ayesha Manzil Road by two motorcycle riders. The terrorists also took with them the weapons of the deceased," Syed Feroz Shah, Deputy Inspector General of the West Zone Police, told AFP.
Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the killings.
A senior Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) official said that, with the latest assaults, the number of policemen shot dead in Karachi in the last five months had reached 16.
"All these cops were shot in the head," Raja Umer Khattab said, suspecting the same group was involved in all the attacks.
Last year 79 policemen -- including four senior officials and nine traffic policemen -- were killed by unknown gunmen.
Tahir Noorani, Assistant Inspector General of Traffic Police told AFP that, after the killing of nine traffic policemen last year, all field staff had been armed and directed to wear bulletproof vests while on duty.
"Both the deceased who were targeted had weapons and bulletproof jackets but they could not get a chance to resist," he said.

 

Gunmen kill 2 traffic police in Pakistan

Motorcycle gunmen shot dead two Pakistan traffic police in the southern port city of Karachi yesterday, AFP reports quoting officials. The assailants attacked the policemen while they were on duty in a busy central district, shooting them in the head. The constables were targeted while controlling traffic at Ayesha Manzil Road by two motorcycle riders. The terrorists also took with them the weapons of the deceased, Syed Feroz Shah, Deputy Inspector General of the West Zone Police, told AFP. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the killings. A senior Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) official said that, with the latest assaults, the number of policemen shot dead in Karachi in the last five months had reached 16. All these cops were shot in the head, Raja Umer Khattab said, suspecting the same group was involved in all the attacks. Last year 79 policemen -- including four senior officials and nine traffic policemen -- were killed by unknown gunmen. Tahir Noorani, Assistant Inspector General of Traffic Police told AFP that, after the killing of nine traffic policemen last year, all field staff had been armed and directed to wear bulletproof vests while on duty. Both the deceased who were targeted had weapons and bulletproof jackets but they could not get a chance to resist, he said.