Gunmen kill 20 miners and wound others in an attack in southwest Pakistan
- Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded another seven in Pakistan's southwest, prompting authorities to order police to identify and arrest the attackers.
- This latest attack occurred in Balochistan province, just days before a significant security summit in the capital.
- Police official Hamayun Khan Nasir reported the gunmen attacked accommodations at the coal mine in Duki district, using firearms and explosives before fleeing.
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Gunmen kill at least 20 miners in Pakistan province
At least 20 coal miners have been killed in a brutal attack by gunmen at a mining site in Balochistan province, southwestern Pakistan. The attackers stormed the miners’ accommodation at the Junaid Coal Company in the Duki district early Friday morning, rounding up the workers and opening fire, according to local police. Authorities report that heavy weapons, including rockets and grenades, were used in the attack, which also left six people inju…

20 Pakistan coal miners shot dead in attack
Twenty coal miners were shot dead in an overnight attack on their lodgings by a group of heavily armed men in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, police said Friday. No group has claimed the attack, but separatist militants in Balochistan regularly target natural resource extraction projects dotted across the mineral-rich province, which is the poorest in
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