7 killed in terrorist attack near Chinese Consulate in Pakistan
At least seven people including two policemen were killed on Friday in a terrorist attack near the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, police and hospital officials said. Deputy Inspector General of Police of Karachi South Region Javed Alam confirmed that two policemen and three other unidentified persons were killed when a group of terrorists opened fire at them near the consulate in the diplomatic zone where several other foreign missions are located in Clifton area of Karachi. Around three to four terrorists reached the area and started firing and hurled a couple of hand grenades at the police personnel deployed for security in the area. Director of the Jinnah Hospital Karachi Seemi Jamali told media that overall seven bodies and one injured have been shifted to the hospital. Two of the deceased were recognized as police personnel but the others have not been identified yet, said the hospital director. Soon after the firing began, poli