KARACHI – A video captured by CCTV camera shows a woman suicide bomber whoblew herself up close to the van of Chinese nationals, killing at leastfour near varsity’s Confucius Institute.
A white coloured medium-sized vehicle can be seen coming towards KarachiUniversity while Rangers personnel were spotted escorting the van.
As the van girl moved right to enter KU’s Confucius Institute, the womanstanding outside the department detonated the explosives, causing apowerful blast. The huge blast partially damaged the vehicle which can beseen blazing in more clips shot by passersby.
The dead include director of the Chinese-built Confucius Institute, whichoffers Chinese language graduate classes, and two lecturers. A Pakistanidriver of the van was also killed in the terror incident.
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A militant group Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for theblast, releasing a photo of the suicide bomber. It also confirmed that itwas the first attack carried out by a female bomber.
The group previously targeted Chinese nationals on a number of occasions.Last year, at least 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals were killedin a blast that sent a bus hurtling down a mountainside near the Kohistanregio
