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| Two police officers killed as insurgents arrack Chinese consulate in Pakistan | |
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| Two police officers were killed and a security guard wounded as suicide bombers stormed Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army insurgent group claimed responsibility for the terror attack. | Two police officers were killed and a security guard wounded as suicide bombers stormed Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army insurgent group claimed responsibility for the terror attack. |
| On Friday morning, three gunmen attempted to break into the Chinese Consulate in the diplomatic quarter of downtown Karachi, southern Pakistan. The assailants used an explosives-rigged vehicle and at least one of them was wearing a suicide vest, police say. | On Friday morning, three gunmen attempted to break into the Chinese Consulate in the diplomatic quarter of downtown Karachi, southern Pakistan. The assailants used an explosives-rigged vehicle and at least one of them was wearing a suicide vest, police say. |
| The militants failed to enter the consulate building, and a firefight at the security checkpoint broke out. Witnesses said they heard heavy gunfire, as well as several blasts. A heavy contingent of police and security forces was deployed in the area. | The militants failed to enter the consulate building, and a firefight at the security checkpoint broke out. Witnesses said they heard heavy gunfire, as well as several blasts. A heavy contingent of police and security forces was deployed in the area. |
| Videos filmed near the consulate show smoke rising around the buildings. | Videos filmed near the consulate show smoke rising around the buildings. |
| The attack claimed the lives of two police officers and one security guard was wounded. All three gunmen were killed, the Karachi police chief said. | The attack claimed the lives of two police officers and one security guard was wounded. All three gunmen were killed, the Karachi police chief said. |
| The Chinese Consul General is safe and no Chinese nationals were harmed. | The Chinese Consul General is safe and no Chinese nationals were harmed. |
| The Balochistan Liberation Army insurgent group claimed responsibility for the attack. The organization was banned in Pakistan in 2009 under anti-terrorism laws. | |
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| The BLA spokesperson blamed China for “exploiting” the nation’s “resources.” | The BLA spokesperson blamed China for “exploiting” the nation’s “resources.” |
| Beijing is one of Pakistan’s chief economic partners. The two states have engaged in several major investment projects. | Beijing is one of Pakistan’s chief economic partners. The two states have engaged in several major investment projects. |
| Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan branded the attack a “conspiracy” against Pakistani-Chinese strategic cooperation and ordered an investigation. | Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan branded the attack a “conspiracy” against Pakistani-Chinese strategic cooperation and ordered an investigation. |
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