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Pakistan Taliban claims deadly blast at luxury hotel
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Death toll from suicide car bombing rises to 5
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a deadly suicide blast at a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese Ambassador in the southwest of the country, as officials raised the death toll to five.
Beijing said it strongly condemned the attack, although the Taliban said Pakistan security officials were the target of the blast.
Thu 22nd April 2021 | 05:40 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Apr, 2021 ) :The board of Investment (BOI) on Thursday said that ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) provide excellent opportunities in various fields for Chinese and Indonesian investors to play their due role in this major economic and industrial project.
The Board of Investment (BOI) presented Investment opportunities in CPEC during a webinar jointly organized by Embassies of Pakistan and China in Jakarta.
Chairman Board of Investment (BOI), Atif Bokhari , Ambassadors of Pakistan and China to Jakarta Xion Qian, Deputy Minister for Coordination and Mining, Chairman KADIN, DG NDRC, Deputy Chairman BKMP, Deputy Director CIECC were part of the webinar, said a press release issued by BOI here.
Pakistani Taliban claims bombing at Quetta luxury hotel 2 minutes read
(Update 1: updates with Taliban claiming responsibility, adds details)
Islamabad, Apr 22 (EFE).- The main Taliban affiliate in Pakistan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan (TTP), on Thursday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in the parking lot of a luxury hotel in Quetta, western Pakistan, ahead of the Chinese ambassador’s arrival, in which 5 people were killed and 11 injured.
“The suicide bomber hit the security officials as planned,” the TTP said in a statement, without mentioning the possible target, the Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Nong Rong.
The attack took place late on Wednesday when the bomber detonated an explosive-ridden vehicle with himself inside in the parking area of Hotel Serena, a luxury hotel where Nong was staying along with a Chinese delegation.
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