2015 Mastung bus attack

Attack in Mastung, Pakistan by United Baloch Army 2015 Mastung bus attack Mastung, Pakistan 2015 05 29 22 35 United Baloch Army Guns On May 29, 2015, twenty-two passengers on a bus in Mastung, Pakistan were killed by gunmen when the bus they were in was hijacked. The gunmen were disguised as Pakistani security members. United Baloch Army (UBA), a militant group operating in Balochistan, claimed responsibility for the attack.https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/balochistan-grapples-with-sectarian-violence/ Balochistan Grapples with Sectarian Violence Attack The attack happened at night when a coach bus was traveling from Quetta to Karachi. Between fifteen and twenty armed men arrived near the bus and forced all the passengers to get off the bus. The gunmen were disguised in security uniforms and arrived in three pickup trucks.Yousufzai Gul Gunmen kill 22 bus passengers in Pakistan attack https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/30/us-pakistan-kidnapping-idUSKBN0OE2GX20150530 Reuters 1 June 2015 31 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150531121901/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/30/us-pakistan-kidnapping-idUSKBN0OE2GX20150530 dead The gunmen entered the bus and kidnapped thirty-five passengers. Twenty-two bodies were located two kilometers away from the exact location of the attack.Gunmen disguised as Pakistani forces shoot 22 dead on buses 30 May 2015 http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0530/704890-gunmen-disguised-as-pakistani-forces-shoot/ RTE 1 June 2015 Aftermath A large search for the gunmen the following day ensued, with five hundred ground troops and four helicopters assisting the search. Frontier Corps began a search operation in Khad Khocha and the areas surrounding Mastung. Since the attack, seven suspected terrorists involved have been killed.Zafar Mohammed Mastung attack: Home minister blames RAW as death toll climbs to 22 30 May 2015 http://tribune.com.pk/story/894726/mastung-tragedy-relatives-stage-protest-outside-governor-house/ The Express Tribune 1 June 2015Shahid Saleem Seven eliminated in operation after Mastung carnage 31 May 2015 https://www.dawn.com/news/1185247 DAWN 1 June 2015 As a result of the attack, many family members of the victims participated in a sit in protest at the provincial chief minister's house. Some protesters laid sixteen of the bodies in front of the governor's home. Some protesters also attempted to enter the chief ministers home, but were denied access by police officers.Reference 3 The victims families received compensation from the provincial government.At least 22 killed in Pakistan bus attack http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/05/31/at-least-22-killed-in-pakistan-bus-attack.html Sky News 1 June 2015 1 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150601004023/http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/05/31/at-least-22-killed-in-pakistan-bus-attack.html dead Mureed Baluch, spokesperson for the United Baloch Army, claimed that their group were the ones who perpetrated the attack.Sattar Abdul After Pakistan bus attack, worry an insurgency growing worse https://news.yahoo.com/pashtuns-refuse-bury-dead-pakistan-bus-hijackings-064727711.html AP via Yahoo News 1 June 2015 See also Targeted killings in Pakistan Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015 2015 Karachi bus shooting References Balochistan, Pakistan Category:21st-century mass murders in Pakistan Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015 Category:2015 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents on buses in Pakistan Category:Mastung District Category:Mass murders in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:2015 road incidents in Asia Category:Mass shootings in Pakistan Category:2015 mass shootings in Asia Category:2015 murders in Pakistan Category:May 2015 in Pakistan Category:May 2015 crimes in Asia Category:2015 in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:2010s crimes in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:Terrorist incidents in Balochistan, Pakistan