Chinese embassy says citizens killed in 'terrorist attack' in Pakistan


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  • Monday, 07 Oct 2024

After an explosion near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Shakil Adil

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -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.

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