Eleven Shiite minority coal miners abducted and killed in Pakistan
- A police source said armed men took the coal miners to nearby mountains, where they shot them
- Police video of the bodies revealed the miners were blindfolded and had their hands tied behind their backs before being shot
Gunmen opened fire on a group of minority Shiite Hazara coal miners after abducting them, killing 11 in southwestern Balochistan province early on Sunday, a Pakistani official said.
The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack.
Moazzam Ali Jatoi, an official with the Levies Force, which serves as police and paramilitary in the area, said the attack took place near the Machh coalfield, about 48 kilometres (30 miles) east of the provincial capital Quetta.
Jatoi said armed men took the coal miners to nearby mountains, where they shot them. He said six of the miners died at the scene, and five who were critically wounded died on the way to a hospital.
Jatoi said an initial investigation revealed the attackers identified the miners as being from a Shiite Hazara community and took them away for execution, leaving others unharmed.
Police video of the bodies revealed the miners were blindfolded and had their hands tied behind their backs before being shot.