Pak gunmen storm buses; 21 killed

Unidentified gunmen stormed two passenger coaches in southwest Pakistan and killed at least 21 people, officials said yesterday.

The buses were en route to the port city of Karachi when they were stormed in Mastung district in the troubled province of Baluchistan late Friday, according to Mastung deputy district commissioner Akbar Harifal.

Baluchistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said 15 to 20 attackers armed with guns and other automatic rifles were involved in the attack.

He yesterday told reporters that a massive search operation involving 500 ground troops and supported by four helicopters was underway.