Quetta: 4 miners were killed by unknown gunmen in the Khost Coal Mines area of Harnai.
According to Levies officials, three people were also injured in the firing, the dead bodies of the miners and the injured were shifted to Harnai Hospital.
Levies and Harnai administration officials reached the spot.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudous Bizenjo has expressed great sorrow and regret while condemning the incident of firing on coal miners in Khost.
He said that the incident is very sad and dehumanizing, killing poor and innocent workers is not worthy of being called human. All resources should be used to arrest the elements involved in the worst incident of terrorism.
Chief Minister Balochistan directed that security should be tightened in mining areas.
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