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2024 militant attack on Gwadar port

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2024 Gwadar suicide attack
LocationGwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date20 March 2024 (UTC+05:00)
TargetGwadar Port Authority Complex
Deaths10 (including 8 attackers)
Perpetrators Balochistan Liberation Army
No. of participants8
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On 20 March 2024, the Gwadar Port Authority Complex was attacked by armed Baloch separatists. All eight militants and two soldiers were killed in the attack.

The attack

In a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing said a group of militants tried to enter the Port Authority Colony. The attackers executed multiple blasts before engaging in a shoutout with the security forces.

Pakistani security forces quickly responded to the gunfire and bomb attacks. In the two-hour-long battle, soldiers killed all eight militants. Two members of the security forces were also killed.

Claim of responsibility

Majeed Brigade, an armed wing of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) which demands the secession of Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack. The group called the attack a warning to foreign investors interested in Gwadar, signalling to China of its investments in Gwadar port.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gwadar attack and Pakistan Army's failures: Beyond the 'foreign hand' excuse". The Indian Express. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. "Pakistan's Gwadar Port attacked; 2 soldiers, 8 assailants dead". India Today. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. "Baloch militants attack Pakistan's Gwadar Port; 7 terrorists killed". The Hindu. March 20, 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. "Multiple explosions, gunfire in Pakistan's Gwadar port; 8 killed". The Times of India. March 21, 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. Iftikhar Shirazi; Ismail Sasoli; Tahir Khan (March 20, 2024). "2 soldiers martyred, 8 terrorists killed in attack on Gwadar Port Authority complex: ISPR". DAWN.COM. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. Ahmed, Saleem (March 21, 2024). "Pakistan port attack kills two soldiers, eight militants, say officials". Reuters. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  7. Hussain, Abid. "Pakistan's Gwadar port attacked, eight armed fighters killed". Al Jazeera. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  8. "Attack in Pakistan's Gwadar strikes near heart of China's interests". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

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