GWADAR: Two persons were killed and three others injured when they came under fire in Padak area, near Turbat, on Tuesday.Armed men on motorbikes opened fire on the five people when they were crossing a seasonal stream.

Jamal Sarwar of Shahi Tump and Shah Mir of Shahrak were killed and the other three injured.

Personnel of Levies and Frontier Corps took the bodies and injured to the Turbat district hospital.

Declaring it as a targeted attack, a Levies official said the attackers had fled.

A search operation was launched in the area to trace them.