‘On Wednesday, several blasts were reported at Gwadar Port Authority Complex in Pakistan’, said Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani.
Heavily armed Baloch militants entered the complex forcefully and opened fire. Meanwhile, Gwadar Senior Superintendent Of Police Captain (Retd) Zohaib Mohsin said that ‘eight armed assailants have been successfully gunned down by the police and security forces”. He added that the firing had completely stopped.
According to the media reports, ‘the attackers were neutralised while trying to gain entry into the port complex’
However, no casualties have been reported so far. Earlier, he said that a large contingent of police and security forces have reached the scene amid the intense firing.
‘Several explosions followed by continuous firing were reported during the attack on the port complex’, said the United Nations Department for Safety and Security.
It added, ‘Many government and paramilitary offices are hosted at the complex grounds’. The statement further noted that seven personnel from three Gwadar-based UN agencies and two UN agencies on missions were safe and accounted for.
The Majeed Brigade of the banned outfit, Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Formed in 2011, the Majeed Brigade is a lethal guerilla cell of the BLA. Baloch insurgent groups have previously carried out many attacks targeting the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
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