Death toll in Chilas bus firing rises to 10

ISLAMABAD: The death toll from the terrorist attack on a passenger bus in Gilgit Baltistan’s Chilas rose to 10 as another man, who sustained bullet injuries, died on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

At least 10 people, including two soldiers, were killed and 21 passengers were wounded when a Rawalpindi-bound bus from nearby hills in Chilas was attacked by unknown attackers, causing the vehicle to collide with a goods truck.

According to a report by ARY News, Gilgit Baltistan Minister Interior Shams Lone said the driver of the bus panicked following the shooting and stepped up the speed of his vehicle which led to its collision with the truck.

In a statement, the police said the man, identified as the truck conductor, was undergoing treatment in Abbottabad complex, but did not survive.

Further, the police said two more, including a woman, out of 25 injured citizens are in serious condition. The injured woman was shifted to Gilgit Hospital in critical condition, they added.

A joint investigation team (JIT) has been constituted to probe the ‘terrorist’ attack on the passenger.

The police and security forces have detained around one-and-a-half dozen suspects, who are being interrogated by the investigation team, ARY News reported. (ANI)

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