Mineral Mining Terror In Pakistan Kills 21 Workers, Bloch Separatist Denies Being A Mastermind

Illustration. Guards at the Jakarta Police Headquarters post-terror suspected terrorists who died on the spot after being shot. (Rizky A-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Bloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, has denied involvement in an attack that killed at least 21 mining workers in Blochistan Province.

A group of rocket gunmen and hand grenades stormed a small private coal mine in Pakistan's turbulent southwestern region on Friday 11 October.

As a result, it killed the mining workers who were resting. While the other victims were lined up and then bombarded with weapons.

The Bloch Liberation Army condemned the massacre of 21 Pashtun workers in Dukki, and confirmed that our organization was not involved in this tragic incident," Bloch said in a statement received by AFP, quoted Sunday, October 13.

Until now, no party has yet claimed responsibility for the attack on the mine belonging to Junaid Coal Co. in Blochistan Province which borders Afghanistan and Iran.

This violent act took place just days before Pakistan hosted the summit of the Eurasian group Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The rebellion of the separatist militant group has indeed occurred for decades in Blochistan.

The militant group is targeting Chinese governments, soldiers, and interests in Blochistan. They demand to get a share of the resources dredged in the mineral-rich province.