April 22, 2021
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Deadly car bombing at Pak hotel hosting Chinese ambassador

China’s ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong was staying at the hotel, but was not there when the bomb exploded…reports Asian Lite News

Four people were killed and over a dozen others injured when an explosive-laden vehicle exploded inside the parking lot of a hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in Pakistan’s Quetta city.

China’s ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong was staying at the hotel, but was not there when the bomb exploded, said Pakistan’s interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad.

The Pakistan Taliban later claimed responsibility for the bombing which they said was a suicide attack.

Chinese ambassador Nong Rong had earlier in the day met provincial chief minister Jam Kamal Khan in the city, according to a tweet from the provincial government spokesman, Liaquat Shahwani.

There was a threat alert in Quetta and other major cities after some suspicious calls were intercepted, and security was on high alert including cities in Balochistan, Rasheed told Xinhua news agency on Wednesday night.

He said that despite the security measures, the vehicle carrying explosives managed to enter the parking lot from the main gate of the Serena hotel, which is a matter of big concern and the responsible people will be taken to task for creating security lapse which gave terrorists a chance to carry out the attack.

Terror group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility in a text message to journalists saying a suicide bomber launched the attack targeting locals and foreigners, but the claim has not yet been officially confirmed.

Also read:Pakistan suspends travel from India

The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital whose spokesman Waseem Baig told Xinhua that two of the injured people are in critical condition and a state of emergency has been declared at the hospital by the provincial government.

Soon after the blast, the hotel’s parking area located in its premises was sealed by the counter terrorism department of police who also restricted media to access the site for reporting, Inspector General Police of Balochistan Muhammad Tahir Rai said.

Nong Rong Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan(Twitter)

According to initial investigation, some 40 kg of explosives were used in the attack.

Fire erupted in several vehicles following the blast, badly destroying five to seven of them, he added.

Talking to Xinhua, intelligence sources, who were close to the hotel when the incident happened, said that the loud blast was heard many miles away from the blast site and fire erupted in the hotel’s parking following the explosion.

Security has been beefed up in other cities including Islamabad following the blast and all sensitive government buildings and installations are being guarded, according to local reports.

Also read:UAE extends $2 bn loan to Pakistan

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