- Pakistan’s anti-terrorism police have arrested 12 suspects involved in a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese workers and a Pakistani driver.
- Those detained were not directly involved in the attack, but were said to have provided assistance to the perpetrators, and some had ties to Pakistani militants.
- The detained suspects were involved in transporting a car loaded with explosives to Shangra, Khyber Pakhtankhwa province, where the suicide bombing occurred.
Pakistan’s counterterrorism police have arrested at least 12 suspects in multiple raids in connection with last week’s suicide bombing in the volatile northwest that killed five Chinese workers and a Pakistani driver. He was arrested, officials announced Monday.
Three police and security officials said the detainees were not directly involved in the attack but were helping those who orchestrated Tuesday’s bombings targeting Chinese nationals. They said some of the detainees had links to Pakistani militants, adding that the suspects were still being interrogated and other raids were ongoing.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media about the records. Officials said some of the detained suspects took a car loaded with explosives to Shangla district in Khyber Pakhtankhwa province, where a suicide bomber rammed the car into another vehicle and killed Chinese workers. Killed.
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The incident occurred hours after the bodies of five Chinese nationals were transported overnight from a military air base in Rawalpindi to Beijing, Pakistani officials and state media said.
Pakistan’s counterterrorism police have arrested at least 12 suspects in multiple raids in connection with last week’s suicide bombing in the volatile northwest that killed five Chinese workers and a Pakistani driver. He was arrested, officials announced Monday. (AP photo)
Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong was also at Noor Khan Air Base when the body was taken to the base on Sunday night. In his remarks, Mr. Zaidon expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the attack.
Pakistani minister Salik Hussain accompanied the body to China.
The slain Chinese nationals were on their way to work at Das Dam, Pakistan’s largest hydroelectric project, when their car was attacked.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also visited Dasdam on Monday and met with Chinese engineers and workers. Pakistani officials will also brief Sharif on the progress of the project.
Chinese and Pakistani law enforcement authorities are conducting separate investigations into the attack, which has drawn nationwide condemnation. China also called on Pakistan to ensure the protection of its nationals working on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects across Pakistan.
Authorities said the Chinese bombing victims were heading to the project site under tight security.
Other Chinese people working on CPEC-related projects have faced similar attacks in recent years.
In July 2021, a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a bus carrying Chinese and Pakistani engineers and workers, killing at least 13 people, including nine Chinese, and killing a Chinese company. has temporarily ceased operations.
