A top hotel in southwestern Pakistan was bombed on the evening of 21st, and the Chinese ambassador was staying in the hotel.
A bomb attack on a top hotel in southwestern Pakistan killed at least four people and injured many others. The bombing took place in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, in the parking lot of the Serena, the national luxury hotel chain where the Chinese ambassador was staying.
Photo: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong
Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told AFP that at least four people were killed and 12 others were injured.” He also described the incident as an “act of terrorism. Ahmed said, “A Chinese delegation of about four people, led by the ambassador, was staying at the hotel.” He added: “The ambassador was out for a meeting at the time of the blast.”
Azhar Ikram, a senior police officer in Quetta, confirmed the death toll, but said the Chinese ambassador was inside the hotel but was not present at the time of the blast. Ikram said a preliminary investigation indicated that one of the vehicles was rigged with a homemade bomb. No group has yet admitted to committing the crime.
Balochistan is rich in natural resources but poor, leaving residents complaining that they are not benefiting fairly from local gas and mineral wealth. The involvement of multi-billion dollar Chinese investment in the region through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a major Belt and Road initiative, has increased local anger that most of the new jobs are being taken by outsiders and that they are barely benefiting. not benefited.
On November 23, 2018, several militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) attacked the Chinese Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan.
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