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‘Female suicide bomber’s self-sacrificing attack on Chinese’: BLA claims responsibility for Karachi blast
The Majeed Brigade of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack targeting Chinese nationals inside the premises of the University of Karachi in Pakistan.
According to BLA’s spokesman Jeeyand Baloch, a female suicide bomber Shari Baloch alias Bramsh undertook the “self-sacrificing attack on Chinese” in Karachi earlier today. As many as three Chinese nationals were among the four persons killed in the attack.
The BLA spokesperson also shared a picture of Shari and claimed that by using a female suicide bomber they have added a new chapter in Baloch resistance history. At least two women and one man were among the Chinese nationals who lost their lives in the blast.
A CCTV footage of the attack showed a burqa-clad woman standing outside the entrance of the Confucius Institute, a Chinese language teaching centre at Karachi University. The woman detonated herself just as the van neared the institute’s entrance.
Pakistan PM condemns Karachi blast
Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the attack and vowed to bring the culprits to justice soon.
“I am deeply grieved on the loss of precious lives including of our Chinese friends in the heinous attack in Karachi today. My heartfelt condolences go to the bereaved families. I strongly condemn this cowardly act of terrorism. The
