2013 Nanga Parbat massacre

On June 22, 2013, about 16 militants, reportedly dressed in Gilgit Scouts uniform, stormed a high-altitude mountaineering base camp in Gilgit–Baltistan , Pakistan and killed 10 climbers, as well as a local guide. Three of the climbers were from Ukraine , two were from China including one Chinese-American, two others from Slovakia , one from Lithuania , and one from Nepal . A tourist from Latvia was supposed to be in the camp as well, but due to luck happened to be outside of the camp during the attack and remained unscathed while a Chinese citizen managed to escape the assailants. The attack happened at the base camp for 8,126 meters (26,660 feet) high Nanga Parbat , the ninth highest mountain in the world. The mountain is popular with trekkers and mountaineers from June to August because of the moderate weather. As of November 2013, many of the assailants involved in the attack have been arrested and are being tried under the Anti-Terrorist Act. Huffington Post. 23 June 2013. : Unknown parameter |authors= ignored ( help ) "10 foreign victims identified after Pakistan attack" . AFP via Times of Oman. 24 June 2013 . "Latvian citizen unscathed in Nanga Parbat terror attack due to lucky coincidence" . 25 June 2013 .

Terrorist attack in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan The 2013 Nanga Parbat massacre was a terrorist attack that took place on the night of 22 June 2013 in Gilgit–Baltistan , Pakistan . About 16 militants, reportedly dressed in Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts uniforms, stormed a high-altitude mountaineering base camp and killed 11 people; 10 climbers and one local tourist guide. The climbers were from various countries, including Ukraine , China , Slovakia , Lithuania and Nepal . A Chinese citizen managed to escape the assailants, and a member of the group from Latvia happened to be outside the camp during the attack. The attack took place at a base camp on Nanga Parbat , the ninth-highest mountain on Earth . The mountain is popular among trekkers and mountaineers, and is typically toured from June to August because of the ideal weather conditions during these months. In November 2013, many of the assailants involved in the attack were arrested and tried under the Anti-Terrorist Act , although most of those who were arrested had been released by 2014; the identities of the actual perpetrators were never confirmed. According to the Pakistani Senate 's standing committee on foreign relations, the original motive of the militants had not been to kill the tourists, but to kidnap them for ransom . "Latvian citizen unscathed in Nanga Parbat terror attack due to lucky coincidence" . 25 June 2013 .

Terrorist attack in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan The 2013 Nanga Parbat massacre was a terrorist attack that took place on the night of 22 June 2013 in Gilgit–Baltistan , Pakistan . About 16 terrorists, reportedly dressed in Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts uniforms, stormed a high-altitude mountaineering base camp and killed 11 people; 10 climbers and one local tourist guide. The climbers were from various countries, including Ukraine , China , Slovakia , Lithuania and Nepal . A Chinese citizen managed to escape the assailants, and a member of the group from Latvia happened to be outside the camp during the attack. The attack took place at a base camp on Nanga Parbat , the ninth-highest mountain on Earth . The mountain is popular among trekkers and mountaineers, and is typically toured from June to August because of the ideal weather conditions during these months. In November 2013, many of the assailants involved in the attack were arrested and tried under the Anti-Terrorist Act , although most of those who were arrested had been released by 2014; the identities of the actual perpetrators were never confirmed. According to the Pakistani Senate 's standing committee on foreign relations, the original motive of the terrorists had not been to kill the tourists, but to kidnap them for ransom . "Latvian citizen unscathed in Nanga Parbat terror attack due to lucky coincidence" . 25 June 2013 .