Chinese engineers killed in Quetta

Gunmen on motorcycles shot dead three Chinese engineers and their driver in Pak's restive southwestern province.

Gunmen on motorcycles shot dead three Chinese engineers and their driver in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Wednesday, police said.

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The attack happened in Hub, a remote town about 680 kms southeast of the provincial capital Quetta, local police officer Mohammed Alam told the agency.

"The Chinese engineers working for a cement plant were on the road when their vehicle was attacked by gunmen on two motorcycles," he said.

"Two of the Chinese and their driver died on the spot while another died in hospital.