Gunmen kill nine foreign tourists, two locals in northern Pakistan
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Clifford Armion
le 24/06/2013
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a mountaineering base camp in northern Pakistan on Sunday and shot dead nine foreign trekkers and a Pakistani guide as they rested during an arduous climb up one of the world's tallest peaks, police said.The night-time raid - which killed five Ukrainians, three Chinese and a Russian - was among the worst attacks on foreigners in Pakistan in a decade and underscored the growing reach of militants in a highland region once considered secure.
One of the victims also held a U.S. passport, a U.S. official said, without giving further details.
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"Gunmen kill nine foreign tourists, two locals in northern Pakistan", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), juin 2013. Consulté le 27/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/gunmen-kill-nine-foreign-tourists-two-locals-in-northern-pakistan