2024 Karachi Airport Bombing
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| 2024 Karachi Airport Bombing[1] | |
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| Target | Chinese Nationals[4] [5] |
| Deaths | 2[6] [7] |
Non-fatal injuries | 10[8] |
| Perpetrators | Balochistan Liberation Army |
On 7 October 2024, a Pakistani separatist group reportedly targeted a convoy of Chinese nationals at Karachi Airport, killing at least two people and injuring ten others.[9] [10][11]
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group, reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the BLA said it had "targeted a high-level convoy" of Chinese investors and engineers.[12] [13]
The regional government of Sindh Province reported on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that a "tanker" had exploded on the airport motorway, contributing to the casualties.[14] [15] [16]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-10-07/a-pakistani-separatist-group-claims-bombing-that-killed-2-chinese-near-karachi-airport
- ↑ https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2024/10/06/a-massive-blast-outside-karachi-airport-in-pakistan-injures-at-least-4/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgnEAE&usg=AOvVaw1BL8vHNNPOmbpAexeRXr4l
- ↑ "Bomb explosion near Pakistan's Karachi Airport leaves two dead and eight injured". Sky News. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "Explosion kills one, injures several, near Pakistan's Karachi airport". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "Massive blast outside Pakistan's Karachi Airport kills 2, injures at least 8". 6 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Two Chinese nationals killed in blast near Pakistan's Karachi airport". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ McCarthy, Sophia Saifi, Simone (7 October 2024). "Chinese workers targeted in deadly Pakistan airport suicide blast". CNN. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "Two killed in explosion near Karachi airport targeting Chinese nationals | Pakistan | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "Two Chinese nationals killed in blast near Pakistan's Karachi airport". BBC News. 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ↑ "China presses Pakistan to ensure protection of citizens after fatal bombing". Voice of America. 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ↑ "A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport". AP News.
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2024-10-06/urgent-a-massive-blast-outside-karachi-airport-in-pakistan-injures-at-least-4&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgaEAE&usg=AOvVaw2EuroppuL4Fy7oNsE3sTSe
- ↑ "Two killed in 'terror attack' on Chinese convoy at Pakistan's largest airport". The Independent. 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-one-dead-10-injured-explosion-near-karachi-airport-geo-news-says-2024-10-06/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgmEAE&usg=AOvVaw0KeXZ2JbgFb3i8NVY3Xhxn
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/massive-explosion-near-karachi-airport-leaves-several-injured-in-pakistan/amp_articleshow/113993529.cms&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgbEAE&usg=AOvVaw3ePBqYhOrbKJEGKRYEilRH
- ↑ "PM Shehbaz assures Chinese envoy of personally overseeing Karachi terror". Dawn.
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