Pakistan:3 Chinese killed in a blast at Karachi University

In Pakistan, at least  four people, including three Chinese citizens, were killed and several others injured in a suspected suicide attack on a vehicle  carrying staff from the Confucious Institute affiliated with the Karachi University. The "Baloch Liberation Army accepts responsibility of today's self-sacrificing attack on Chinese in Karachi", the group's spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement published in English on Telegram. The mission was the first to be carried out be a female militant, he added. Chinese targets have regularly been attacked by separatists in Balochostan province, where Beijing is involved in huge infrastructure projects as part of its Belt and Road Intitiuative.

CCTV FOOTAGE of the suicide bombing carried out by BLA-Majeed Brigade's female suicide bomber at the gate of Chinese state-affiliated Confucius Institute at Karachi University in Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/GbOlvk0YTy

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The nature of the blast is being ascertained by the police. SP Gulshan said that whether the blast was sabotage or an accident was being investigated. "A bomb disposal squad has also been called to determine the nature of the blast," he said. Urdu daily Jang reported that the blast was caused by a remote-controlled device. Balochistan Liberation Army's alleged woman suicide bomber Shari Baloch tweeted goodbye to her friends before blowing herself up at Karachi University. She was an MSc and an MPhil. Separatists have long harboured resentment against lucrative mining and energy projects in the region, saying locals do not see the benefits.