QUETTA, April 11 (AP): The bodies of six slain coal miners were found in southwestern Pakistan Saturday and a policeman was shot dead, police said, as rioting over the slaying of three regional leaders continued for a third day.
Rising tension in Baluchistan, a vast province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, presents another risk to the stability of Pakistan as it faces rising Islamist militancy and serious economic problems.
The dead miners were discovered in a village about 50 kilometres east of Quetta, the provincial capital. All six men had been shot in the head, police official Abdul Malik said.
Six found dead as riots continue in Pakistan
FE Team | Published: April 12, 2009 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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