Bomb kills soldier, wounds 11 people in southwest Pakistan
6/2/2023 19:24
A bombing near a vehicle carrying Pakistani paramilitary troops in southwestern Baluchistan province killed a soldier and wounded 11 people, mostly civilians, police and security officials said Monday.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place on Sunday.
Pakistan has been battling an insurgency in Baluchistan for more than a decade, with separatists in the province demanding complete autonomy or a larger share of the province’s gas and mineral resources.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan - or TTP as the Pakistani Taliban are known - and other militants also have a presence in the province, which borders Iran and Afghanistan.
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