At least 20 killed in southwestern coal mine attack


Unidentified gunmen lined up miners at a small private coal mine in southwestern Pakistan and shot them, police and media said, killing at least 20 and wounding seven in rising violence in the restive region.

The attack early in the morning in the mineral-rich province of Balochistan that borders Afghanistan and Iran, is the worst in weeks and comes days ahead of the country hosting a summit of the Eurasian group Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

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