Suicide bombing aimed at Chinese kills 3 in Gwadar

Gwadar (HRNW) A suspected suicide bombing in the Gwadar District of Balochistan has left three people dead including 2 children and 4 others wounded, the police said.

The attacker blew himself up near vehicles carrying Chinese construction workers on Friday evening.

“A convoy of Chinese nationals comprising three Chinese vehicles with integral security details of Pakistan army and police contingent was targeted in a cowardly attack on East Bay Expressway in Gwadar in the evening,” the interior ministry said in a late-night statement.

The unusually detailed statement narrated the entire incident.

“The incident took place along the coastal road near a Fishermen Colony. A young boy ran out of the colony once the convoy reached there to target Chinese vehicles. Fortunately, soldiers of Pakistan army in plain clothes employed as hang around security rushed to intercept the boy who immediately exploded himself about 15-20 meters away from the convoy, ” the statement said.

“Resultantly, a Chinese national got injured who was rushed to nearest Gwadar Hospital. Unfortunately, two innocent children playing nearby the incident site lost their precious lives while another two children who received critical injuries were rushed to the hospital,” it said.