Karachi Chinese consulate attack

Karachi Chinese consulate attack
Karachi Chinese consulate is located in Pakistan
Karachi Chinese consulate
Karachi Chinese consulate is located in Karachi
Karachi Chinese consulate
LocationChinese consulate, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
Coordinates24°48′21″N 67°01′53″E / 24.80583°N 67.03139°E / 24.80583; 67.03139
Date23 November 2018
9:30 am - 10:00 am (PST)
Attack type
Shooting, grenade attack[1]
WeaponsGuns, grenades
Deaths4 (+3 perpetrators)
Injured1
PerpetratorsBalochistan Liberation Army (claimed)

On 23 November 2018, an armed assault on the Chinese consulate in Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan killed four people in an hour-long shootout.[2][3][4] Those killed were two policemen, two Pakistani civilians and the three attackers.[5] No Chinese nationals were injured or killed in the attack.[6][7] The three attackers were also killed.[8]

  1. ^ "After attack on Chinese consulate, Pakistan points to India". ABC News. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ Afzal Nadeem, Dogar (23 November 2018). "Attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi foiled; 2 policemen martyred". Geo News.
  3. ^ "Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead". BBC. 23 November 2018.
  4. ^ Three suicide bombers killed in attack on Chinese consulate in Pakistan, Global News, 23 November 2018
  5. ^ "Two policemen, two civilians killed in attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi's Clifton". Samaa TV. 23 November 2018.
  6. ^ Shah, Saeed; Dou, Eva (23 November 2018). "Militants Attack Chinese Consulate in Pakistan". The Wall Street Journal.
  7. ^ Hashim, Asad (23 November 2018). "Gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Karachi". Al Jazeera.
  8. ^ Tunio, Hafeez; Rauf, Sajid (23 November 2018). "Attack on Chinese consulate foiled; two policemen martyred". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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