Karachi (November 24, 2018): The two facilitators who were part of Friday’s horror-stricken attack at Chinese Consulate have been taken under arrest by Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).
According to sources, two facilitators who had their involvement in Chinese Consulate terrorist attack have been apprehended by the Police and LEAs.
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The two facilitators of the attack were have caught from different locations, one from Shohdapur and the other one from Karachi.
Further, as per the sources, both arrested persons are under investigation.
Earlier yesterday (November 23), security forces successfully foiled an attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi’s Clifton Block-4 on Friday morning.
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Two policemen were martyred and a security guard injured as three gunmen tried to enter the consulate around 9:30 am but were intercepted by security guards at a checkpoint, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Karachi Javed Alam Odho said.
Retaliatory firing resulted in the martyrdom of ASI Ashraf Dawood and Constable Amir, he stated.
Three suspected suicide bombers were killed before they were able to enter the facility as forces successfully foiled the attack, Karachi Police Chief Dr Amir Shaikh said.
“There were three attackers and all three have been killed… They could not even get in the compound. They tried to get into the visa section,” the Karachi police chief said while speaking to the media outside the consulate.
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“The men came to the consulate in a car which was loaded with explosives,” he added.
Nine hand grenades, Kalashnikov bullets, magazines and explosives were recovered from the possession of the terrorists, police said. “Food supplies and medicines were also recovered from their possession,” officials added.
Sources said that two civilians were also killed in the attack. “A man and his son who were visiting the embassy to apply for Chinese visas were killed in the attack,” sources said.
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All the staff inside the Chinese consulate is safe, security sources said.
Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and a financial hub, was for years rife with political, sectarian and ethnic militancy. A crackdown in the city by security forces in recent years has brought a lull in violence, but scattered attacks still take place.
China, one of Pakistan’s closest allies, has poured billions into the South Asian country in recent years as part of a massive infrastructure project that seeks to connect its western province Xinjiang with the Arabian Sea.
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