Pakistan counterterrorism officers arrested after killing family they claimed were insurgents
- Wounded boy, whose parents were shot dead, said they were on their way to a wedding when they were pulled over and armed police opened fire on vehicle
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested more than a dozen counterterrorism officers after police shot and killed a middle-aged couple, their 13-year-old daughter and another man in what they initially claimed was a shoot-out with insurgents, officials said on Sunday.
The police killed grocery store owner Mohammad Khalil, his wife Nabila, their daughter Areeba and a family friend, Zeeshan Javed, after stopping their vehicle late on Saturday.
Police said Javed was a wanted terrorist and initially accused him of using the others as human shields.
Family members and witnesses say police killed the four in cold blood.
They say police drove into the back of the vehicle to stop it after a car chase. The police then removed three small children from the car before opening fire, killing everyone inside, according to the witnesses.