| Four people, including two policemen, were on Saturday shot dead in various incidents of violence in Gilgit following a blast in a local bookshop, officials said. They said the explosives were placed in a bookstore in a busy market in Gilgit and the explosion killed one and injured four people. Following the blast, enraged protestors started pelting shops with stones and one of the groups clashed with the police as well, in which Superintendent Ali Sher was shot dead. A police official was also killed when protesters fired at a police van. Police said a 15-year-old boy, Kamran Hussain, was also shot dead in clashes. Rangers and police have stepped up security and increased patrolling. |