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Gunmen attack luxury hotel in Pakistan

Three gunmen have stormed a luxury hotel in Pakistan, killing at least one person.

Three gunmen have stormed a five-star hotel in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one person. The attack targeted the Pearl-Continental Hotel in the strategic port city of Gwadar, the centrepiece of a multi-billion-dollar Chinese project. We speak to a local journalist about the changes that this development has brought to the area.

Also on the programme: Four hostages have been freed in Burkina Faso in an operation which led to the deaths of two French soldiers. We hear about the deteriorating security problem across the region.

53 minutes

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  • Sat 11 May 201920:06GMT

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