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Gunmen kill at least 20 miners in southwestern Pakistan

Gunmen have killed at least 20 people at a coal mine in Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan.
 
The attackers stormed the workers' accommodation in the early hours of Friday morning, rounded the men up, and opened fire.
 
Reuters has reported that the hospital in Duki has received 20 bodies and is treating six injured people.
 
The police said the workers were attacked with heavy weapons, including rocket launchers and grenades, while one survivor described seeing a drone overhead.
 
Police confirmed that four of the victims were Afghans.


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