8 killed at Pakistan coast guard check post

GWADAR, Pakistan, July 21 (UPI) -- Gunmen attacked a coast guard check post in a southwest Pakistan port city Saturday, killing eight security officials and injuring two others, officials said.

Sources said the officials were on routine duty at the check post in Gwadar in Balochistan province when gunmen riding motorbikes opened fire, Dawn News reported.

The attackers also fired rockets at the check post, Dawn News said.

Two of the security officials died after being taken to a hospital.

The attackers fled, and security officials have cordoned off the area and begun a search for the gunmen.