2024 Karachi Airport Bombing
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| 2024 Karachi Airport Bombing[1] | |
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| Location | Karachi Airport in Karachi, Pakistan[2] |
| Date | October 7, 2024 (PST[3]) |
| Target | Chinese Nationals[4] [5] |
| Deaths | 2[6] [7] |
| Injured | 10[8] |
| Perpetrators | Balochistan Liberation Army |
On 7 October 2024, a Pakistani separatist group reportedly targeted a convoy of Chinese nationals at Karachi Airport, killing at least two people and injuring ten others.[9] [10]
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group, reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the BLA said it had "targeted a high-level convoy" of Chinese investors and engineers.[11] [12]
The regional government of Sindh Province reported on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that a "tanker" had exploded on the airport motorway, contributing to the casualties.[13] [14]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-10-07/a-pakistani-separatist-group-claims-bombing-that-killed-2-chinese-near-karachi-airport
- ^ https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2024/10/06/a-massive-blast-outside-karachi-airport-in-pakistan-injures-at-least-4/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgnEAE&usg=AOvVaw1BL8vHNNPOmbpAexeRXr4l
- ^ https://news.sky.com/story/explosion-near-pakistans-karachi-airport-leaves-two-dead-and-eight-injured-13229529
- ^ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/6/deadly-explosion-near-karachi-airport-in-pakistan
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/massive-blast-outside-karachi-airport-in-pakistan/article68726206.ece
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r84p0dp1jo
- ^ https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/asia/blast-karachi-pakistan-airport-intl-hnk/index.html
- ^ https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/06/people-killed-and-injured-in-explosion-near-karachi-airport
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r84p0dp1jo.amp&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgSEAE&usg=AOvVaw0SkSFQHTEOi6FlLB28MqOw
- ^ https://www.voanews.com/a/massive-blast-outside-karachi-airport-in-pakistan/7812504.html
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2024-10-06/urgent-a-massive-blast-outside-karachi-airport-in-pakistan-injures-at-least-4&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgaEAE&usg=AOvVaw2EuroppuL4Fy7oNsE3sTSe
- ^ https://www.the-independent.com/asia/south-asia/karachi-airport-attack-chinese-nationals-pakistan-latest-b2624834.html
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-one-dead-10-injured-explosion-near-karachi-airport-geo-news-says-2024-10-06/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgmEAE&usg=AOvVaw0KeXZ2JbgFb3i8NVY3Xhxn
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/massive-explosion-near-karachi-airport-leaves-several-injured-in-pakistan/amp_articleshow/113993529.cms&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYwZy12vqIAxXzFDQIHSTyG3IQr_oDKAB6BAgbEAE&usg=AOvVaw3ePBqYhOrbKJEGKRYEilRH
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