Chinese Embassy says citizens killed in Pakistan 'terrorist attack'

7/10/2024 12:21

        Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese
        embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a "terrorist attack".
        
        In a statement emailed to journalists, separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the explosion was an attack carried out by them using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting Chinese nationals, including engineers.
        
        Pakistan broadcaster Geo News reported at least 10 people were injured in the blast in addition to some fatalities. The nature of the blast was not immediately clear, Geo News cited a provincial official as saying.
        
        Karachi police did not immediately respond to request for comment.