[Dawn] Six people of the Shia Hazara community were killed and one injured when gunnies opened indiscriminate fire at their vehicle in the Mach area of Bolan district on Friday.Mama Ghullam Hussain, a levies officer, told Dawn.com that four gunnies on two cycle of violences opened indiscriminate fire at the vehicle carrying seven coal miners in Mach. Subsequently, six coal miners were killed and one sustained injuries.
"They belonged to the Shia Hazara community," he informed.
Hussain said the victims were travelling from Mach to their coal company when their vehicle was targeted by myrmidons." Gunmen sprayed bullets when the vehicle reached a speed breaker near Mach," Hussain added. He said the incident was of a sectarian nature since the victims were from the Hazara community.
The attackers drove off the scene after the attack.
Meanwhile,
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a huge contingent of Levies and police personnel reached the spot and the casualties were shifted to a hospital.
The victims are yet to be identified. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Militants have been targeting Shia Hazaras working in the coal mines of Mach since a long time. Similarly, members of Hazara community and Shia pilgrims coming from Iran have also been frequently attacked in Mastung and Quetta.
The Sunni-militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
has repeatedly claimed the responsibility for killing Hazara Shias.