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Peshawar/Beijing, July 14
Nine Chinese engineers were among 13 persons killed on Wednesday when a bus carrying construction workers in northwest Pakistan s mountainous region was attacked , according to officials and eyewitnesses.
The incident took place in the Dasu area of Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where Chinese engineers and construction workers are helping Pakistan build a dam which is part of the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), officials said.
At least 13 persons, including nine Chinese nationals and two Frontier Corps soldiers, died when the bus carrying Chinese engineers and workers to the site of the under construction Dassu Dam exploded, Deputy Commissioner Upper Kohistan Muhammad Arif said in his initial statement.
At least 13 killed in Pakistan bus attack; casualties include 9 Chinese engineers
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9 Chinese engineers among 13 killed in attack on bus in northwest Pakistan
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