Four people were killed today when gunmen armed with hand grenades and a suicide vest stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials said, with the attack claimed by a separatist group which branded Beijing 'an oppressor'.
Police officials said two of their personnel were killed, along with a father and son from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, who were seeking Chinese visas and were caught in the crossfire.
Pakistani authorities said that security forces had secured the area after the attack, the latest assault on Chinese nationals in the country, where Beijing has poured billions of dollars into one of the largest projects in its massive Belt and Road programme.
Pakistani police have released CCTV footage which reportedly shows the gunmen march towards the Chinese consulate. Police said two of their personnel were killed, along with a father and son from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan
Security stands at the site of a shootout at the Chinese Consulate. The armed separatists stormed the building, triggering an intense hour-long shootout during which two police officers were killed
Pakistani security personnel stand next to burned out vehicles in front of the consulate after an attack in Karachi this morning
Pakistani ambulance volunteers transport a dead body in front of the Chinese consulate after an attack in Karachi today
Smoke rising from the Chinese consulate after an attack by gunmen in Karachi, Pakistan. Witnesses reported gunshots
Pakistani rescue workers shift a body after the attack on the Chinese consulate at around 9:30am local time
The attackers killed the officers and stormed the building in the southern port city, leading to an intense shootout at about 9:30am local time (4:30am GMT) today.
CCTV footage has emerged showing the gunmen marching towards the building before opening fire at guards.
Senior police official Ameer Ahmad Sheikh said all 21 Chinese diplomats and staff at the consulate were safe and were not harmed during the assault or the shootout.
The attack was claimed by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist insurgent group that branded Beijing 'an oppressor' and opposes Chinese exploitation of natural resources in the resource-rich southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan.
'We have been seeing the Chinese as an oppressor, along with Pakistani forces,' a spokesman for the group told the AFP news agency.
Members of the bomb disposal unit, checking the exlosives recovered from a bag, after an attack on the Chinese consulate
The attack happened at the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi
Pakistani ambulance volunteers transport a dead body in front of the Chinese consulate after the attack today
Authorities said attackers first opened fire at consulate guards and managed to breach the main gate and enter the building
Authorities said the attackers first opened fire at consulate guards and then managed to breach the main gate.
Pakistani security forces quickly surrounded the area. Local TV broadcast images showing smoke rising from the building, which also serves as the residence of Chinese diplomats and other staff.
'They were holding Kalashnikovs. First, they hurled a small (grenade) and then started firing,' said Allah Bakhsh, a guard at a nearby house who witnessed the attack.
The situation was brought under control after the shootout, which lasted for about an hour. The three attackers were killed before they were able to enter the facility.
'Because of a quick response of the guards and police, the terrorists could not reach the Chinese diplomats', Mr Sheikh said after the fighting ended.
Pakistani police have released CCTV footage which reportedly shows the moments the three gunmen march towards the Chinese consulate.
A bomb disposal squad member checks a bag belonging to an attacker outside the Chinese consulate after the attack
Paramilitary forces and police take cover behind a wall during an attack on the consulate
Paramilitary soldiers take cover behind a wall during an attack on the Chinese embassy, where blasts and shots are heard
A police officer checks ammunition recovered during an investigation after the attack on the building
Aftermath: Pakistani security personnel work in the compound of the building
'We have completed the operation, and a search is still under way to trace and capture all suspects,' he added
Mr Sheikh said one of the attackers was wearing a suicide vest that did not detonate. Authorities will try to identify the assailants through fingerprints.
Dr Seemi Jamali, a spokeswoman at the Jinnah Hospital, said the bodies of two police officers were brought to the hospital while one of the consulate guards who was wounded, is being treated.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has 'strongly condemned' the attack in a statement, saying he has ordered an investigation.
He described the assault as part of a conspiracy against Pakistan and China's economic and strategic cooperation.
A Pakistani police commando walks past a burned out vehicle outside the consulate after the attack
Pakistani troops arrive at the Chinese Consulate. Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has 'strongly condemned' the attack in a statement, saying he has ordered an investigation
The attackers killed two police officers and stormed the building in the southern port city in Pakistan, leading to an intense shootout at about 9:30am local time
Pakistani rescue workers stand beside the bodies of victims who were killed in the attack on the Chinese consulate
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed such incidents would never be able to undermine Pakistan's relations with China
Police said one of the attackers was wearing a suicide vest. Authorities will try to identify the assailants through fingerprints
People hold and console an unidentified relative of one of the victims of the fatal attack
The consulate is located in the affluent Clifton neighbourhood, along with those of several other nations.
Khan vowed that such incidents would never be able to undermine Pakistan's relations with China, which are 'mightier than the Himalayas and deeper than the Arabian Sea.'
Beijing 'strongly condemned' the attack and asked Pakistan to take measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in the country.
'China strongly condemns violent attacks against diplomatic agencies and requests that Pakistan takes practical measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens and organisations in the country,' Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a regular press briefing.
China is a long-time ally and has invested heavily in transport projects in Pakistan. The two countries have strengthened ties in recent years and China is currently building a network of roads and power plants under a project known as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC.
A paramilitary soldier walks past the wreckages of cars after the attack on the Chinese consulate. China is a long-time ally and has invested heavily in transport projects in Pakistan
Volunteers wait outside the Chinese Consulate after an attack in Karachi
Beijing 'strongly condemned' the attack and asked Pakistan to take measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens
The consulate is located in the affluent Clifton neighbourhood, along with those of several other nations
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Main photo article Four people were killed today when gunmen armed with hand grenades and a suicide vest stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials said, with the attack claimed by a separatist group which branded Beijing ‘an oppressor’.
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