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|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/219427-attack-on-chinese-consulate-in-karachi-foiled-2-policemen-martyred-3-terrorists-killed |work=Geo News |date=November 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead |
|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/219427-attack-on-chinese-consulate-in-karachi-foiled-2-policemen-martyred-3-terrorists-killed |work=Geo News |date=November 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead |
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|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46313136 |work=BBC |date=23 November 2018}}</ref> The victims included two policemen and two civilians.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two policemen, two civilians killed in attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi’s Clifton |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/11/firing-heard-near-chinese-consulate-in-karachis-clifton/ |work=Samaa TV |date=November 23, 2018}}</ref> No Chinese national was hurt in the attack.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hashim |first1=Asad |title=Gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Karachi |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/shots-heard-china-consulate-pakistan-karachi-181123051817209.html |work=Al Jazeera |date=23 November 2018}}</ref> The three attackers were also killed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tunio |first=Hafeez |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1852794/1-explosion-gunshots-heard-near-chinese-consulate-karachi/ |title=Attack on Chinese consulate foiled; two policemen martyred |publisher=The Express Tribune |date=2018-11-23 |accessdate=2018-11-23}}</ref> The attack is claimed by the [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] (BLA).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/11/23/world/asia/23reuters-pakistan-china-casualties.html |title=Two Pakistani Policemen Killed, Guard Wounded in Attack on China Consulate in Karachi: Doctor |publisher=The New York Times|date= |accessdate=2018-11-23}}</ref> |
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46313136 |work=BBC |date=23 November 2018}}</ref> The victims included two policemen and two civilians.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two policemen, two civilians killed in attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi’s Clifton |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/11/firing-heard-near-chinese-consulate-in-karachis-clifton/ |work=Samaa TV |date=November 23, 2018}}</ref> No Chinese national was hurt in the attack.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hashim |first1=Asad |title=Gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Karachi |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/shots-heard-china-consulate-pakistan-karachi-181123051817209.html |work=Al Jazeera |date=23 November 2018}}</ref> The three attackers were also killed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tunio |first=Hafeez |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1852794/1-explosion-gunshots-heard-near-chinese-consulate-karachi/ |title=Attack on Chinese consulate foiled; two policemen martyred |publisher=The Express Tribune |date=2018-11-23 |accessdate=2018-11-23}}</ref> |
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==Responsibility== |
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The attack is claimed by the [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] (BLA).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/11/23/world/asia/23reuters-pakistan-china-casualties.html |title=Two Pakistani Policemen Killed, Guard Wounded in Attack on China Consulate in Karachi: Doctor |publisher=The New York Times|date= |accessdate=2018-11-23}}</ref> |
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According to [[Express News (Pakistan)]], Aslam alias Achu - a commander of proscribed BLA, is the mastermind of the attack on Chinese consulate who is currently receiving medical treatment at [[Max Healthcare]] in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chinese consulate attack ‘mastermind’ being treated at New Delhi hospital|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1853189/1-chinese-consulate-attack-mastermind-treated-new-delhi-hospital/ |work=The Express Tribune |date=Nov 23, 2018}}</ref> |
According to [[Express News (Pakistan)]], Aslam alias Achu - a commander of proscribed BLA, is the mastermind of the attack on Chinese consulate who is currently receiving medical treatment at [[Max Healthcare]] in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chinese consulate attack ‘mastermind’ being treated at New Delhi hospital|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1853189/1-chinese-consulate-attack-mastermind-treated-new-delhi-hospital/ |work=The Express Tribune |date=Nov 23, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Reactions== |
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman [[Geng Shuang]] during a regular press briefing said that "China strongly condemns any violent attacks against diplomatic agencies". The Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese embassy, [[Lijian Zhao]] in a statement appreciated the Pakistan Army and police for their "timely and proper action" in response to the attack. |
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United States Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador [[Paul Jones]], in a twitter statement issued by the US Embassy in Islamabad, said that the United States "condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack on the Chinese Consulate".<ref>{{cite news |title=China strongly condemns attack on Karachi consulate |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1447201/china-strongly-condemns-attack-on-karachi-consulate |work=Dawn |date=November 23, 2018}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 19:37, 23 November 2018
2018 Chinese consulate attack refers to an armed assault on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan on 23 November 2018 that killed four people.[1][2][3] The victims included two policemen and two civilians.[4] No Chinese national was hurt in the attack.[5] The three attackers were also killed.[6]
Responsibility
The attack is claimed by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).[7]
According to Express News (Pakistan), Aslam alias Achu - a commander of proscribed BLA, is the mastermind of the attack on Chinese consulate who is currently receiving medical treatment at Max Healthcare in New Delhi, India.[8]
Reactions
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang during a regular press briefing said that "China strongly condemns any violent attacks against diplomatic agencies". The Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese embassy, Lijian Zhao in a statement appreciated the Pakistan Army and police for their "timely and proper action" in response to the attack.
United States Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Paul Jones, in a twitter statement issued by the US Embassy in Islamabad, said that the United States "condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack on the Chinese Consulate".[9]
References
- ^ "Terror attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi foiled; 3 terrorists killed". Dawn. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ Afzal Nadeem, Dogar (November 23, 2018). "Attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi foiled; 2 policemen martyred". Geo News.
- ^ "Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead". BBC. 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Two policemen, two civilians killed in attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi's Clifton". Samaa TV. November 23, 2018.
- ^ Hashim, Asad (23 November 2018). "Gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Karachi". Al Jazeera.
- ^ Tunio, Hafeez (2018-11-23). "Attack on Chinese consulate foiled; two policemen martyred". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Two Pakistani Policemen Killed, Guard Wounded in Attack on China Consulate in Karachi: Doctor". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Chinese consulate attack 'mastermind' being treated at New Delhi hospital". The Express Tribune. Nov 23, 2018.
- ^ "China strongly condemns attack on Karachi consulate". Dawn. November 23, 2018.