Quetta, Pakistan, April 23, 2026 (AFP) - Turkish national among 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack

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2026-04-23
A group of militants killed at least 10 people -- including a Turkish national -- at a copper and gold mining project in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Thursday, the latest violence in a region facing an armed separatist movement. About 40 militants on motorcycles and other vehicles stormed the mining project site of Pakistani company National Resources Private Limited (NRL) in the Darigwan area of Chagai district......
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