Chinese consulate in Pakistan attacked, leaving five dead including three suicide bombers
Suicide bombers have attacked the Chinese consulate in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, killing two police officers but failing to enter the compound. A blast and gunshots rang out in the affluent Clifton neighbourhood, where the consulate is ...
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Suicide bombers have attacked the Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, killing two police officers but failing to enter the compound.
A blast and gunshots rang out in the affluent Clifton neighbourhood, where the consulate is located, along with those of several other nations.
A doctor at a nearby hospital confirmed at least two Pakistani policemen had died, and a security guard was injured.
“We have two cops brought dead and security guard injured due to blast impact,” said Seemin Jamali, a doctor at the Jinnah Hospital in Karachi.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced all 21 Chinese staff had been confirmed safe and moved to a safer location.
“The attackers couldn’t hurt any of them, nor they could take hostage any of them,” Mr Qureshi said in a news conference in Islamabad.
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