Separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said.
At least 73 people have been killed in Pakistan's province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials say. The assaults were the most widespread in years by ethnic militants fighting a decades-long insurgency to win secession of the resource-rich southwestern province, home to major Chinese-led projects such as a port and a gold and copper mine.
In a statement to journalists, they claimed more attacks over the last day that have not yet been confirmed by authorities. The group said four suicide bombers, including a woman from the southern port district of Gwadar, had been involved in an attack on the Bela paramilitary base. Pakistani authorities did not confirm the suicide blasts but the provincial chief minister said three people had been killed at the base.
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