ISLAMABAD, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed on Thursday in an exchange of fire between two groups in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, local media reported on Friday.

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According to the reports, the incident took place in Shikarpur district of the province after a clash broke out among the local groups over an old land dispute.

The exchange of fire continued for a few hours, local media reported, adding that afterward police reached the site and shifted the bodies to a local hospital.

Police sealed the area and deployed forces across the area to prevent further hostility, according to the media.