UNSC condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan, lauds authorities' prompt response
4 people were killed when gunmen attacked Chinese consulate on November 23.
UNITED NATIONS (Dunya News/ Web Desk) – The U.N. Security Council Sunday condemned “in the strongest terms” the deadly terrorist attacks at the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi and a market in Orakzai district, as the 15-member body praised the “swift response” of the Pakistani authorities in dealing with them.
Earlier, on November 23, at least three suspects arrived at the consulate in a white coloured vehicle and opened fire on the security guard. The unknown assailants tried to enter the building however; the guard retaliated and foiled their attempt.
Heavy contingent of police, Rangers, Frontier Corps (FC) and army were deployed to the area who managed to control the situation. Security forces cordoned off the area while all the traffic enroute towards the consulate was blocked.
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Four people were killed 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 terrorists.
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.
"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.
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.
At least one of the attackers was wearing a suicide vest which did not detonate, another senior police official said.
In another incident, At least 33 people were killed and 56 sustained injuries in an explosion in Hangu’s Lower Orakzai Agency on Friday.
Read more: 33 killed, 56 injured in Hangu blast
According to details, the incident occurred in Kalaya Bazaar where a large number of peope were present for shopping.
The blast ripped throught he market and caused destruction on a vast level. Rescue teams shifted the dead bodies and injured to Kalaya hospital.
