Firing in Pak city after prayers for slain leader

QUETTA: Gunmen and security forces exchanged fire in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Tuesday as protests erupted after prayers were held for a rebel leader killed at the weekend, a witness said.   

Police said about 10,000 people attended the prayers for Baluch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, killed in a government assault on his cave hideout in remote hills on Saturday.   

As the prayers ended, some of those who attended started throwing stones at police and setting fire to government offices, shops and vehicles. Firing soon erupted, the witness said.   

There were no reports of any casualties.