Pakistan: 3 Chinese nationals among 4 killed in blast inside Karachi University premises

Meanwhile, separatist militant group Baluchistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility and said the attack was carried out by a woman suicide bomber.

Two foreign nationals were also among those killed. (Representational)

Three Chinese nationals, including two women, were among four people killed in a blast that rocked Karachi University Tuesday, reported Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune. It was reported that a commercial passenger van exploded inside the premises of the university.

The deceased were identified as Confucius Institute Director Huang Guiping, Ding Mupeng, Chen Sa and Khalid, the Pakistani driver. A spokesperson of the university said two others, Wang Yuqing and Hamid, were injured in the incident.

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According to initial reports, the blast took place in a van near Confucius Institute in the university.

The van was transporting lecturers including two foreign nationals who were returning after teaching at the university, according to local media reports.

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Meanwhile, separatist militant group Baluchistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility and said the attack was carried out by a woman suicide bomber, Associated Press reported.

The group’s statement that followed Tuesday’s attack identified the bomber as Shari Baluch or Bramsh, saying she was the group’s first female bomber. The attack marks “a new chapter in the history of Baluch resistance,” the statement said.

In the past, outlawed militant separatist groups in nearby Baluchistan province, have claimed attacks on Chinese nationals who work in large numbers in different parts of Pakistan particularly Balochistan and Karachi because of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

With agency inputs