Gunmen kill 20 miners ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan

Islamabad - Pakistani police said Friday insurgents had carried out a predawn attack at a coal mine in southwestern Balochistan, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 workers and injuries to several others.

Assailants, armed with heavy weapons, such as rockets and grenades, assaulted the miners' housing in the Duki district of the sparsely populated province, rich in natural resources. Police officers told repor