Explosion at Karachi airport (Photo credit: ANI)
KARACHI: A preliminary report on the recent blast near Pakistan’s busiest area airport here indicated that the attack was carried out with the help of a foreign intelligence agencymedia reported on Saturday. The report, submitted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) at the anti-terrorism court, declared that the suicide attack targeted Chinese engineers as part of a plot to harm Pakistan-China relations, The Specific Tribune reported.
Sunday, two Chinese nationals were killed and 17 people injured in the suicide attack carried out by a Baloch insurgent group which targeted a convoy of Chinese workers.
The explosion on Sunday evening near Jinnah International Airport also killed the suspected suicide bomber.
The preliminary report identified the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as being involved in the attack and indicated that the attack was carried out with the help of a foreign intelligence agency, the Tribune reported.
It suggests an unidentified terrorist parked his vehicle near a convoy of Chinese nationals before detonating the explosive, the report said.
Hearing the explosion, police arrived at the scene and found injured people, including police and Rangers personnel.
Chinese nationals worked at Port Qasim Electric Power Company on the outskirts of the city and were returning home when their convoy was attacked.
A queue was registered at the airport police station under the supervision of the police station manager.
The CTD report includes, among others, accusations of murder, attempted murder, assault, use of explosive materials and terrorism.
Earlier this week, a first investigation report confirmed that the tragic event involved 70 to 80 kg of explosives.
On Friday, China announced that it had sent an inter-agency task force to Pakistan following the deadly suicide attack in Karachi.
Thousands of Chinese personnel are working in Pakistan on several projects under the $60 billion fund. China-Pakistan Economic Hall (CPEC).
Baluchistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, is the lobby of a long-standing violent rebel. Baloch insurgent groups have already carried out several attacks targeting CPEC projects.
The BLA accuses China and Islamabad of exploiting the resource-rich province, an accusation denied by authorities. He is leading a long-standing rebellion to obtain a separate homeland.
Over the past two years, the group has carried out similar suicide attacks in Karachi, targeting foreign nationals.
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