Police inspect a site around damaged vehicles following a suicide bombing near the Confucius Institute affiliated with the Karachi University, in Karachi on April 26, 2022.Photo: VCG / Global Times / Facebook
Posted on 05/03/2022 6:23:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Lethal suicide bomb attack on Chinese nationals claimed by Balochistan Liberation Army with threat of more to come.
PESHAWAR – China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Pakistan is being targeted by an intensifying Balochistan insurgency that has so far claimed dozens of lives including three Chinese teachers last week in a daring suicide attack carried out by a female operative of the insurgent Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
Shari Baloch, a 31-year-old teacher, mother of two and a post-graduate philosophy student, blew herself up in front of a van carrying Chinese teachers near the Confucius Institute in the southern seaport city of Karachi on April 26, killing at least three Chinese nationals along with their Pakistani driver.
The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its lethal guerrilla cell, Majeed Brigade, have claimed the responsibility for the suicide attack, which killed four in Karachi.
Hours after the BLA operative detonated the explosive-laden bag in front of the approaching van, the militant group told an international news channel that the female operative targeted the Confucius institute, which they believed was a “symbol of Chinese economic, cultural and political expansionism.”
“It will give a clear message to China that its presence in Balochistan will not be tolerated,” the BLA representative told the news channel.
China’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned and expressed “great indignation over this major terrorist attack” and called on Pakistani authorities to “resolutely crack down on the terrorist organizations involved.”
“The blood of the Chinese people should not be shed in vain and those behind this incident will pay the price,” the Chinese ministry said.
New Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad hours after the deadly blast to express his condolences and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Police inspect a site around damaged vehicles following a suicide bombing near the Confucius Institute affiliated with the Karachi University, in Karachi on April 26, 2022.Photo: VCG / Global Times / Facebook
Imran Khan? Removed. Gosh, I wonder who engineered that?
Where’s the popcorn? This should be interesting!
Confucious Institute ping
Confucius says: When terrorists fight communists, root for them both to win.
That’s a shame.
“a post-graduate philosophy student”
To be or not to be....
Hmmm. Some tuition money went up in a bang.
With any luck they’ll nuke each other.
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Pakistan: Hey, China. Our Muslims make Uighurs look like choir boys.
Shari Baloch ... a post-graduate philosophy student, blew herself up in front of ... the Confucius InstitutePost-grad? That means she already passed the Imperial Exams. Did her stipends run out, or, perhaps, she just got to thinking about it too much...
Been there, done that says the USA and USSR...
Now she’s *very* post-grad.
NOT to be... evidently
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