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Eleven soldiers killed in Balochistan clashes
[Dawn] Baloch cut-throats attacked security forces overnight, killing at least 11 soldiers and wounding another 12 in festivities that raged for five hours, officials said Wednesday.Gunmen attacked two posts in the Margut area, about 60 kilometres east of Quetta, capital of the insurgency-torn southwestern province of Balochistan  ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... . The soldiers were responsible for guarding coal mines, they said. "About two dozen gunnies armed with light and heavy weapons attacked the Frontier Corps (paramilitary) posts and killed 11 soldiers," a senior military official said. He said another 12 soldiers were maimed in the assault. Other security officials confirmed the casualties. The assailants belonged to a Baloch bad turban group led by Hyrbyair Marri who is living in self exile in London, the official said. Baloch cut-throats have been fighting since 2004 for political autonomy and a greater share of profits from Balochistan's wealth of natural oil, gas and mineral resources. Posted by: Fred 2012-02-02 |
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