One dead in firing on Geo TV DSNG van

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IANS Karachi
Last Updated : Sep 09 2015 | 1:57 AM IST

At least one person was killed and one injured when some unknown gunmen attacked a Geo News Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) van in the port-city late Tuesday.

A top police official said three gunmen riding a motorcycle attacked the DSNG van. Police have recovered 9MM bullet shells from the site. He also said that raids would be conducted overnight to arrest the attackers, Geo New reported.

The attackers fled the scene shortly after attacking the van.

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has summoned a report of the incident from Inspector General Police Sindh.

The two other media workers who were also in the van at the time of attack remained safe.

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First Published: Sep 09 2015 | 1:50 AM IST

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