CNN —An attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan was thwarted by Pakistan’s military, leaving two militants dead and the Chinese workers unharmed, police say.
In a statement to CNN, the Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group, claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan said it strongly condemned the attack and urged the Pakistani authorities to punish the perpetrators and do all it could to prevent further attacks.
But in recent years terrorist attacks targeting Chinese nationals and their interests in Pakistan have alarmed Beijing.
More than a dozen people were killed after a bus carrying Chinese engineers fell into a ditch following a “fiery explosion,” according to local police.
Persons:
Chakar Baloch
Organizations:
CNN, Baloch Liberation Army, Embassy, Pakistan Economic, University of Karachi’s Confucius Institute, Confucius
Locations:
Balochistan, Chakar, Gwadar, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, Iran, Beijing