Attack on oil company convoy kills 14 in Pakistan

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An attack targeting a military escort has left at least 14 dead in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, officials say

The security detail was accompanying a convoy of the state-run Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited on a coastal highway traveling from the port town of Gwadar to the southern city of Karachi.Seven soldiers and seven private security guards were killed in the attack, which was carried out by"a large number of terrorists," the military said in a statement. The surrounding area has been sealed off and a search is underway for the assailants.

"Balochistan has seen a decades-long insurgency by separatists who demand independence from Pakistan, citing what they say is the state's monopoly and exploitation of the province's mineral resources.Calling for all operations to stop, BRAS said that it"completely rejects all Chinese agreements with the Pakistani occupying forces, and they stand null and void.

 

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