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{{Infobox civilian attack |
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| title = 2017 Gawadar labourers shooting |
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| partof = [[Balochistan conflict]] |
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| map = {{Location map|Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan|lat_deg=25.198695|lon_deg=62.321315|label=Gwadar}} |
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| map_caption = Gwadar |
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| location = Pishgan and Gant, [[Gwadar]], [[Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]] |
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| target = Sindhi labourers working on [[China-Pakistan Economic Corridor|CPEC]] |
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| date = May 13, 2017 |
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| type = Shooting |
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| fatalities = 10 |
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| injuries = |
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| victims = Labourers |
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| assailant = [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] <small>(claimed responsibility)</small> |
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| weapons = [[Guns]] |
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| numparts = 2 |
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| motive = [[Baloch Nationalism]] |
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On May 13, 2017, two militants of the [[Baloch Liberation Army]] (BLA) riding a motorcycle opened fire on a group of labourers working in [[Gwadar]], [[Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]], working on one of a network of connecting roads that form part of the [[China-Pakistan Economic Corridor|China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)]] project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://92newshd.tv/nine-laborers-shot-dead-terrorists-gwadar/#.WWbyf4iGPIU|title=10 LABOURERS SHOT DEAD BY TERRORISTS IN GWADAR|work=[[92 News]]|date=13 May 2017|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref> Ten labourers were killed. A spokesman for the BLA claimed responsibility of attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/gunmen-kill-10-labourers-balochistan-gwadar-170513111330168.html|title=Gunmen kill 10 labourers in Balochistan's Gwadar|work=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]|date=13 May 2017|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref> |
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== Shooting == |
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The two gunmen fired on labourers at Pishgan and Gant, which are 20 kilometres from each other.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1408777/several-casualties-feared-gwadar-firing/|title=Gunmen kill 10 labourers execution-style in Gwadar|work=[[The Express Tribune]]|date=13 May 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> Eight labourers died on the spot; two died shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/13-May-2017/8-laborers-shot-dead-by-terrorists-in-gwadar|title=8 LABORERS SHOT DEAD BY TERRORISTS IN GWADAR|work=Radio Pakistan|date=13 May 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> According to an eyewitness, both gunmen came from the Pashkun area and they spoke in [[Balochi language|Balochi]]. A [[C-130]] aircraft belonging to the [[Pakistan Air Force]] was used to fly the labourers to their native areas after the funeral, which was held in Senator Marwoon Ishaq Cricket ground at around 3 pm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1332896/10-labourers-killed-in-gwadar-as-unidentified-assailants-open-fire-at-construction-site|title=10 labourers killed in Gwadar as unidentified assailants open fire at construction site|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=13 May 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> Law enforcement agencies rushed to the site of the attack and started a search operation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/13-May-2017/nine-laborers-killed-two-injured-in-gun-attack-at-gwadar|title=10 labourers killed, two injured in gun attack at Gwadar|work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]|date=13 May 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> |
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=== Victims === |
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Muhammad Khan, Ali Dost, Shuban, Abdul Hakim, Rasool Bakhsh, Waheed, Zaheer, Sadam, and one other labourer were killed. The surviving worker was identified as Hazoor Bakhsh.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2017/bla-kills-10-sindhi-labourers-in-gwadar|title=BLA kills 10 Sindhi labourers in Gwadar|work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]|date=13 May 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> All of the victims were [[Sindhis|Sindhi]]. |
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== Reactions == |
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[[Chief Minister of Balochistan]], [[Sanaullah Zehri]] condemned the attack saying, "Such coward attacks can't prevent development and prosperity in Gwadar and Balochistan".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bexpress.com.pk/2017/05/httpwp-mep5f0gk-7nrr/|title=10 workers gunned down at Ganz construction site|work=[[Balochistan Express]]|date=13 May 2017|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{coord missing|Pakistan}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gwadar labourers shooting}} |
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[[Category:2017 murders in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:21st-century mass murder in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Balochistan Liberation Army attacks]] |
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[[Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2017]] |
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[[Category:Deaths by firearm in Balochistan, Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Massacres in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Mass murder in 2017]] |
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[[Category:Targeted killings in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Mass shootings in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:2017 mass shootings in Asia]] |
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[[Category:2017 in Balochistan, Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Attacks in Pakistan in 2017]] |
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[[Category:Gwadar|2017]] |
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