Scary! Gunmen shot dead at least 22 people inside Pakistan south-west, after taking them out of the vehicle and examining their clan. This attack was claimed by separatists.
The attack was carried out by dozens of terrorists early Monday local time in the Musakhail district in the impoverished region of Balochistan, where security forces are battling sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the most active separatist group in the region, claimed responsibility massive burn the. The claim was made in a statement emailed to AFPMonday (26/8/2024).
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Najibullah Kakar, a senior officer at Musakhail, told AFP that buses, vans and trucks were stopped one by one on the highway that connects Punjab to Balochistan.
“The number of terrorists was between 30 and 40. They stopped 22 vehicles,” he said.
“Vehicles traveling to and from Punjab were searched, and people from Punjab were identified and shot at,” he said.
He said 22 people were killed, mostly Punjabi workers as well as two paramilitary soldiers.
Hameed Zehri, another senior official in the area, confirmed the death toll to AFP.
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