Four killed in car bombing outside Pakistan hotel where Chinese ambassador was reportedly staying
A car bomb blast outside a luxury hotel where the Chinese ambassador was reportedly staying in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta has killed four people and injured 12, according to local authorities.
Quetta is the capital of the province of Balochistan, near the Afghan border. The province has seen a decades-long insurgency by separatists who demand independence from Pakistan, citing what they say is the state’s monopoly and exploitation of the province’s mineral resources.
The explosion outside the Serena Hotel took place late Wednesday night local time and rescue and security services are carrying out investigations into the incident, Muhammad Akram, a rescue official at the scene of the blast, told CNN.
Taliban targets heavily fortified hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in Pakistani city of Quetta in suicide blast killing four and wounding 11
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The blast targeted a car park beside the heavily-fortified hotel which is next to the Iranian Consulate
Pakistani officials said the Chinese Ambassador was staying at the hotel but was uninjured in the blast
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