Two Chinese citizens were killed in a large blast near the airport of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, which the Chinese Embassy called a "terrorist attack." The blast was claimed by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in a statement. The attack took place late on October 6 and it targeted a convoy of Chinese employees of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company Limited that was traveling from the airport, the embassy said. The Chinese citizens were working on the construction of two coal-fired power plants in Pakistan. Thousands of Chinese work in Pakistan, most on projects related to Beijing's multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, a massive Chinese plan to build infrastructure projects to economic links with the rest of the world. To see the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, click here.
2 Chinese Workers Killed In Karachi Blast Claimed By Baluch Separatists
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WATCH: Blast Kills 2 Chinese Near Pakistan's Karachi Airport