Gunmen kill 7 Pakistani troops in Baluchistan

January 12, 2015 12:28 pm | Updated 12:28 pm IST - QUETTA

Gunmen attacked a checkpoint in south-western Baluchistan province, killing seven paramilitary soldiers, an official said.

Abdul Haleem said the attack took place early on Monday in the mountainous Mekhtar region in Lorali district, about 250 kilometres northeast of Quetta, the provincial capital.

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