Seven kidnapped in Balochistan

Published October 23, 2012

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QUETTA: Unknown gunmen kidnapped seven people, including the driver of a passenger van from the Bolan area in Balochistan, DawnNews reported.

The passenger van was travelling from Quetta to Sibbi when the incident occurred when the van was ambushed by armed militants at Dhadar enroute to Sibbi.

The unknown gunmen forced the driver and the six passengers off the van and took them hostage and disappeared into the mountains.

No one had claimed responsibility for the abduction yet.

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