Twenty Police Officers in Pakistan's Balochistan Province Abducted by Armed Militants
Xinhua News Agency, Islamabad, October 17 (Reporter Yang Kai) - Officials from the Balochistan provincial government of Pakistan stated on the 17th that 20 police officers in the Mastung district were kidnapped by unidentified armed militants on the evening of the 16th.
The official told local media that a group of armed militants carrying automatic weapons intercepted a passenger bus carrying police officers on the Quetta-Karachi highway while riding motorcycles. The police officers were on their way home from the Gwadur Police Training Center at the time. The militants took the individuals on the bus along with the vehicle, subsequently releasing the driver and three passengers who were not police officers.
The official indicated that security forces have launched a search, and the missing personnel are currently still unaccounted for.
No organization has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnapping incident.
On October 16, armed militants abducted 20 police officers in Mastung, Balochistan, while they were returning home from a training center. The militants intercepted their bus on the Quetta-Karachi highway, using automatic weapons and motorcycles. The driver and three other passengers were released, but the police officers remain missing. Security forces have initiated a search for the abducted personnel.
- 20 police officers were abducted by armed militants in Balochistan.
- The incident occurred on the evening of October 16.
- The police officers were returning home from a training center.
- The militants used automatic weapons and motorcycles during the abduction.
- The driver and three non-police passengers were released after the incident.