Machh attack | |
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Part of the insurgency in Balochistan, Sectarian violence in Pakistan, and the persecution of Hazara people | |
Location | Machh, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date | 3 January 2021 |
Deaths | 11 |
Perpetrator | Islamic State – Pakistan Province |
Motive | Anti-Shi'ism, Islamic extremism |
On 3 January 2021, a group of Islamic State (IS) militants killed 11 Hazara coal miners after being kidnapped in Machh, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1]