Pakistan. Two policemen killed in attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi

An attack on the Chinese consulate left two dead and one wounded in Karachi, Pakistan, after an attack by the Baluchistan Liberation Army (ALB). "The three terrorists have been killed," said Pakistani Information Minister Fawad Chauhdry. "We have led the attack and our action continues," said Geand Baloch, an ALB spokesman, by phone.

Two policemen were killed on Friday as they were preventing gunmen from storming the Chinese consulate in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, in an attempt by a separatist group to brand Beijing as an "oppressor." . Security forces secured the area and shot dead the attackers, two Pakistani ministers said after another attack on Pakistan's interests in China, which is investing tens of billions of dollars.

"All terrorists have been eliminated" in a "successful" operation of the security forces, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters in Islamabad. "The terrorists have been unable to take any employees (from the consulate) hostage or kill any of them," he said, adding that the area had been "fully secured . "

Two dead, one injured

"The three terrorists have been killed," said Pakistani Information Minister Fawad Chauhdry. "The situation is under control," he continued. The attack began around 9:30 am (4:30 GMT) when a group of gunmen tried to enter the Chinese consulate, said Javaid Alam Odho, a Pakistani police officer.

Photos and videos on social networks showed clouds of smoke rising from the area. An "exchange of fire with the attackers killed two policemen and seriously wounded a third," he said, adding that one of the attackers was wearing a suicide jacket, which did not explode.

The action "continues"

Seemi Jamali, a doctor at Jinnah Hospital, confirmed that "two corpses and one person in critical condition" had been transferred to his institution. The attack was claimed by a separatist movement, the Baluchistan Liberation Army (ALB), an unstable province of southwestern Pakistan.

"We have led the attack and our action continues," said Geand Baloch, an ALB spokesman, by phone. A photo published by this group on Twitter shows three men presented as the perpetrators of the assault, in front of a Baluchi flag.