Pakistan airport suicide blast targets and kills 2 Chinese workers [Video]

Karachi, Pakistan –

Two Chinese nationals were killed and one was injured in a suicide attack near Karachi’s international airport Sunday evening, China’s embassy in Pakistan said Monday, marking the latest in a string of violence against China’s personnel and investments in the country in recent years.

At least seven others were injured, according to rescue workers at the scene, where a massive blast set cars ablaze and was heard throughout the city.

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The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) separatist group claimed responsibility in a statement and said the blast was a suicide attack targeting a convoy of Chinese engineers and investors leaving Jinnah International Airport, Pakistan’s largest and busiest aviation hub. The Chinese embassy said the attack targeted a convoy carrying Chinese staff of an electric power company.

A senior Pakistani security official confirmed to CNN that it …