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Four Miners Shot Dead In Southwestern Pakistan


The gunmen entered the miner camp in the Khost Coal Mines area, dragged the miners outside, and shot them. (illustrative photo)
The gunmen entered the miner camp in the Khost Coal Mines area, dragged the miners outside, and shot them. (illustrative photo)

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead four coal miners and wounded three others in Harnai, a district in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan Province, a local official told RFE/RL on February 27. District administrator Abdul Majeed Jogizai said the attack occurred overnight. The gunmen entered the miner camp in the Khost Coal Mines area, dragged the miners outside, and shot them. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far, but Baluch separatist groups have claimed responsibility for similar attacks in the past. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, click here.

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