Insurgents attack Pakistani bases; army says one soldier, four attackers killed

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By Gul Yousafzai and Asif Shahzad QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Separatist insurgents in the Pakistani province of Balochistan have attacked two military bases, killing one soldier while losing four of their own men, the army said, in the latest violence in the resource-rich province where China is investing. The overnight attacks came hours before Prime Minister Imran Khan set off for Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games. “We salute our brave security forces who repulsed terrorist attacks,” Khan said in a statement on Thursday. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLF) insurgent group cl…

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