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| Pakistan gunmen 'kill 13 bus passengers' | Pakistan gunmen 'kill 13 bus passengers' |
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| Gunmen have killed at least 13 bus passengers in the southwest of Pakistan, according to officials. | Gunmen have killed at least 13 bus passengers in the southwest of Pakistan, according to officials. |
| Provincial home secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani told AFP news agency that militants had blocked a road and held up a group of security personnel. | Provincial home secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani told AFP news agency that militants had blocked a road and held up a group of security personnel. |
| They then stopped at least two buses and took passengers away - the bodies of 13 people were later found nearby. | They then stopped at least two buses and took passengers away - the bodies of 13 people were later found nearby. |
| The assault reportedly targeted people from the Punjab province who were working in Balochistan. | The assault reportedly targeted people from the Punjab province who were working in Balochistan. |
| It happened on Monday night in the Mach area, about 50km (31 miles) southeast of the provincial capital, Quetta. | It happened on Monday night in the Mach area, about 50km (31 miles) southeast of the provincial capital, Quetta. |
| Balochistan is plagued by both sectarian infighting between Sunnis and Shias and a rebellion by Baloch separatists, who want greater political autonomy and a share of natural resources. | Balochistan is plagued by both sectarian infighting between Sunnis and Shias and a rebellion by Baloch separatists, who want greater political autonomy and a share of natural resources. |
| Meerak Baloch, a spokesman for the separatist Baloch Liberation Army, told AFP that it claimed responsibility for the killings. | |
| "These 13 people were either employees of the army or of other security institutions," he was reported as saying. | |
| Radio Pakistan quoted Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari condemning the attack and ordering local authorities to take strict action. |