6 found dead as riots continue in Pakistan

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The bodies of six slain coal miners were found in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday and a policeman and a civilian were shot dead, police said, as rioting over the slaying of three regional leaders continued for a third day.

Rising tension in Baluchistan, a vast province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, presents another risk to the stability of Pakistan as it faces rising Islamist militancy and serious economic problems.

The dead miners were discovered in a village about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Quetta, the provincial capital. All six men had been shot in the head, police official Abdul Malik said.

It was unclear when they were killed or who was responsible, but Malik said they had all come from other provinces of Pakistan and that the area was a stronghold of ethnic Baluch militants.



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[Seldona]

1. The entire middle-east is set to burn, all from Dimson's 'Bush Doctrine.'

I hope he is able to come out of the haze long enough at some point to realize just how bad he left things when he left office. I feel sorry for anyone having to deal with it today.