Attock: A tragic shooting in the Dheri Kot area of Attock District on Thursday morning claimed the lives of two young girls and left five other children and a man injured. The incident occurred when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a school van, according to local police and rescue officials.
The attack took place around 8 a.m. as the children were on their way to school. Attock police spokesman Waseem Babar confirmed that the gunmen, who fled the scene, were involved in ongoing court disputes with the van’s driver, who was also injured in the shooting. The two girls who lost their lives were reported to be aged 10 and 11.
Regional Police Officer (RPO) Babar Sarfraz Alpa stated that the shooting was motivated by a “personal enmity” and that the assailants had targeted the driver, inadvertently harming the children as well. He assured that a case had been registered against the suspects and that police raids were underway to apprehend them.
The injured children and the bodies of the deceased were promptly transported to a nearby hospital. Authorities are continuing their investigation, and efforts to capture the culprits are ongoing. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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