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Many vehicles caught fire due to the explosion
At least 2 Chinese citizens have died in an explosion near Karachi Airport in Pakistan. According to BBC, a Chinese citizen is also injured in this incident. The total number of people killed in the attack is not yet known.
China's embassy in Pakistan has called it a terrorist attack. The Chinese Embassy has also mentioned in its statement that many local people were injured. The embassy said the attack was targeted at a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a power project in Sindh province.
The Embassy has demanded Pakistan to investigate this attack and give strict punishment to the criminals. The Chinese Embassy said, together with Pakistan, we are making every possible effort to handle the consequences of this attack.
Pakistani separatist terrorist group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack. The group says they targeted a convoy of Chinese engineers and investors.
2 pictures after the blast…
After the blast, many nearby vehicles caught fire.
Police have been deployed at the spot.
After the explosion, the tanker caught fire, many vehicles got burnt Karachi Police spokesperson Ghulam Mahesar said the blast caused a tanker to catch fire and nearby vehicles were burnt. The blast area is typically used for VIP protocol vehicles. The explosion occurred on the road leading out of the airport. At present the officials are investigating the incident.
73 died in 3 terrorist attacks in Pakistan in August
Three civilians among those who died were from Balochistan. Apart from these, 20 citizens were residents of Punjab.
At least 73 people were killed in separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan in August. Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) took responsibility for this attack. After this, Pakistani Army issued a statement saying that 21 terrorists were also killed in retaliation in Balochistan.
There was a terrorist attack on Pakistan's Gwadar Port in March.
This picture of the attack on Gwadar was released by Pakistan's newspaper 'The Dawn'.
In March this year, there was a terrorist attack on the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) being built with the help of China in Pakistan. Several blasts and firing took place in the complex in Gwadar. There was also a passport office here, which was destroyed in the blast. 8 terrorists were also killed. All eight killed belonged to Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a banned organization in Balochistan.
In February, 24 were killed in a blast a day before voting.
The blast outside the office of an independent candidate was caused by explosive material kept in a bike. (Photo- Rana Malhi)
In February, a day before Pakistan elections, two blasts took place in Balochistan. The first explosion occurred in Pishin city. 12 people died and 30 were injured. The blast took place outside the office of independent candidate Asfand Yar Khan Kakar. Kakar was not present in the office during the blast.
Shortly after this, the second blast took place outside the office of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) party candidate Maulana Abdul Wase in Kila Saifullah city of Balochistan. 12 people have died in this attack, while 25 have been injured. A total of 24 people died in both the blasts.
