Armed attackers have killed two policemen as they stormed the Chinese consulate in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, security officials say, in a raid claimed by ethnic Baloch separatists. Security forces killed all three attackers and secured the building shortly after the raid was launched on Friday morning, Pakistan’s military said in a statement.
No Chinese citizens or Pakistani civilians were killed, security officials said. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan denounced the attack as a “conspiracy” against China-Pakistan strategic cooperation and has ordered an inquiry. China condemned the attack and urged its ally to ensure the security of its citizens.
The ethnic Baloch separatists group has been fighting the Pakistani state for independence for Balochistan province for more than a decade.
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