Pakistan
Pakistan: Five custom officials injured as unidentified attackers open fire at them
Peshawar: At least five Pakistani Custom officials were injured when unidentified attackers opened fire at them in Mattani area of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Mattani police told Dawn News a customs team performing duty on the Indus Highway came under attack at around 22:20 hours.
"Five of them sustained injuries in the attack, but all of them were out of danger,” Jawad Khan, a Mattani police station official, told Dawn.
He said the customs officials were attacked from two different locations on the main highway.
He added that the customs personnel retaliated, but the armed men escaped.
The injured people were rushed to hospital for treatment.
Officials started searching the area after the attack.
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