1 killed, 3 injured by gunmen in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, June 23 (Xinhua) -- One man was killed and three others were injured in an attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, local police said.

The deceased was heading towards home after hearing a court case when unidentified gunmen sprayed bullets at him outside the court, killing him at the spot, the police said.

Three people, including a policeman, were injured in the attack and shifted to a nearby hospital. The attackers fled the scene following the attack, and a search operation is underway.

No group or individual has claimed the attack.