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Three Chinese engineers killed in Balochistan2006-02-15 Quetta: Unidentified gunmen today killed three Chinese engineers along with their Pakistani driver in the troubled southwestern Balochistan province.The three were killed and another Chinese engineer seriously inured when gunmen riding on a motorbike sprayed bullets on the jeep they were travelling in. The attack, which took place in Hub town of Balochistan where Pakistan security forces were battling the nationalist rebels, came ahead of President Pervez Musharraf's five-day visit to China beginning from February 19. A local driver of the jeep was also killed, the private Geo TV quoted a police official from Balochistan as saying. The incident occurred when the Chinese, who were well-protected with heavy security, ventured out without alerting their security personnel, the police official said. This is the third high-profile attack on Chinese personnel since 2004. One Chinese engineer was killed and another rescued from suspected al-Qaeda extremists in Wajiristan, the tribal agency where the Pakistan security forces were attempting to flush out foreign militants. The abducted Chinese engineers worked at a dam being built with Chinese assistance. Pakistan Government subsequently paid heavy compensation to families of the Chinese victims. Later, several Chinese engineers suffered casualties in a suicide attack on their vehicle near Gwadar in Balochistan where China was building a port for Pakistan. The presence of the Chinese was resented in Balochistan where the Baloch nationalist rebels were demanding more autonomy and opposing construction of Pakistani army cantonments. Sponsored Links
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