Gunmen kill 9 men after abduction in southwest Pakistan

13/4/2024 14:43

        Gunmen shot and killed nine men after abducting them from a bus in a troubled province in southwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan and Iran.
        
        No one has claimed the responsibility for the Friday night attack in Balochistan province in Pakistan's southwest.
        
        Separatist ethnic Baloch militant groups in the mineral-rich region have been fighting for decades against the state, saying it denies them their share of regional resources.
        
        Police officer Abdullah Mengal said, several gunmen intercepted the Iran-bound bus in Noshki district, taking the nine men with them after determining they were from the eastern province of Punjab. He said, "All of them were travelling to Taftan."
        
        He said, the victims were shot at close range.
        
        The district deputy commissioner said, their bullet-ridden bodies were found from beneath a bridge after one and a half hour.