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2005
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Pakistani police said Friday insurgents had carried out a predawn attack at a coal mine in southwestern Balochistan, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 workers and injuries to several others.Assailants, armed with heavy weapons, such as rockets and grenades, assaulted the miners' housing in the Duki district of the sparsely populated province, rich in natural resources. Police officers told reporters the gunmen set fire to the mining machinery before fleeing.Medical staff at a district hospital said at least seven survivors were receiving treatment.Area administration officials said that most of those killed and injured were residents of Balochistan districts dominated by ethnic Pashtuns, with at least three Afghan refugee workers among them.No group immediately took responsibility for the carnage, but in recent weeks, the insurgent Baloch Liberation Army has intensified attacks in the province, killing scores of Pakistani security forces and civilians.Show more