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Karachi's bloody night; Two Chinese citizens were killed and 10 others were injured in a suicide attack

7 Oct 2024 - 11:06

In a statement, the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad announced that two Chinese nationals were killed and one Chinese national and several other local people were injured in an attack on the convoy of Chinese employees of the Bandar Qasim private power company near Karachi Airport.


Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has taken responsibility for this attack and identified the suicide bomber as "Shah Farhad" with the nickname "Aftab" and claimed that the target of the explosion was engineers. In this attack, two Chinese citizens were killed and 10 others were injured.

The statement of the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad states: The Chinese embassy and consulates in Pakistan strongly condemn this terrorist attack, express their deepest condolences to the innocent victims of both countries, and express their sincere sympathy to the injured and their families, and are trying to To quickly manage the consequences of this incident with the cooperation of the Pakistani side.

The embassy further asked the Pakistani side to fully investigate this attack, severely punish its perpetrators, and take all necessary measures to protect the security of Chinese citizens, institutions and projects in Pakistan.

Sindh Interior Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar also told Geo News that the explosion was apparently caused by an improvised explosive device (IED). In this explosion, 7 cars, 2 rickshaws, 2 motorcycles and a police mobile device were also damaged by fire.


Story Code: 298119

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