4 civilians injured in police fire

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Four civilians were wounded when police opened fire on them in southern Ghazni province on Tuesday, officials said.

The incident took place at noon when a rickshaw driver and motorcyclist refused to be searched and wanted to flee in Ghazni City, the provincial capital, said the deputy police chief, Col. Asadullah Insafi.

A child was among the four injured civilians brought to the Ghazni Civil Hospital, the hospital director, Dr. Baz Mohammad Himmat, said. The child is said to be in critical condition.

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