Five people were killed in the attack most of them were hotel employees. The third attack took place in May 2019, when Baloch separatists stormed Pearl Continental hotel in Gwadar. Although none of the slain laborers were Chinese, they were targeted because they had been working on Chinese-sponsored projects. The second attack took place in May 2017, when 10 laborers working on a CPEC project were gunned down by Baloch separatists. This was the first attack against the Chinese in Balochistan and also a major one by Baloch insurgents. This resulted in the death of three Chinese engineers. In May 2004, a vehicle carrying Chinese personnel was targeted with a car bombing. Since work on Gwadar port was launched in 2002, there have been at least three major attacks on Chinese projects before the last week’s suicide bombing. The Chinese are concerned because this was not the first attack on them in Gwadar. Political commentators termed this the Chinese version of “Do More” from Pakistan. Recently, the Chinese ambassador met Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed and asked him to ensure a stronger security protocol for Chinese nationals. This was the second major attack on Chinese personnel in one month, raising the concerns of the Chinese officials. The incident has strengthened the perception that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is under attack in Pakistan. That is why the BLA is exaggerating the number of casualties,” said one security official on condition of anonymity.ĭespite the BLA’s failure, a suicide bombing in Gwadar is sending all the wrong signals about the port town, which is being marketed as ‘Singapore of the future’ by the government. “They wanted to cause mass casualties but the attack did not go as planned. Security officials believe that the BLA failed to carry out this attack as they had planned. The deputy commissioner (DC) of Gwadar, however, denied this claim and clarified that only one Chinese worker sustained minor injuries. BLA also claimed that nine Chinese personnel were killed in the attack.
In a statement claiming the attack, they mentioned the name of the suicide bomber and also issued his picture. One Chinese worker sustained minor injuries.īaloch separatist group BLA claimed responsibility for the attack. Security personnel in plainclothes attempted to stop the person but he detonated the bomb 20 meters away from the convoy, killing three children who were playing nearby. A major terrorist attack took place in port city Gwadar last Friday, in which a suicide bomber detonated near a convoy of Chinese personnel working on the A convoy carrying Chinese personnel working on the Eastbay Expressway.Īccording to reports, a young man who appeared to be in his early 20s was seen running towards the convoy as it was heading towards a fishermen settlement.
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