At least eight people were killed and 26 others injured as a result of the shelling of a passenger bus in northern Pakistan. This was reported is reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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According to police, the attack took place on Saturday evening in the Diamir district of Gilgit-Baltistan. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a passenger a passenger bus traveling to the city of Rawalpindi in eastern Pakistan.
It is specified that among the eight dead are two soldiers who who were on their way to vacation.
After the attack, the bus driver lost control and crashed into a a truck, which caught fire. The truck driver was killed.
Doctors fear that the death toll could rise, as some of the wounded are in critical condition, added the deputy Deputy District Police Commissioner Arif Ahmed added.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. for the attack.
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