Islamic militants wearing police uniforms shot dead a Pakistani and 10 foreign tourists, including an American, who were visiting one of the world’s highest mountains in a remote area of northern Pakistan.
The attack took place at the base camp of Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres (26,660ft).
It is unclear if the tourists were planning to climb the mountain or were just visiting the base camp, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said their Jundul Hafsa group carried out the shooting as retaliation for the death of the Taliban’s deputy leader, Waliur Rehman, in a US drone attack on May 29.
The foreigners who were killed included two Chinese, one Chinese-American and one Nepalese, said Attaur Rehman, home secretary in the Gilgit-Baltistan area.
