Attack in Pakistan claims several lives

Four people were killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan. Three victims have been reported to be Chinese citizens. The attack on the campus of the University of Karachi killed the director of the local Confucius Institute, one of the institute’s academic staff, another Chinese woman and a Pakistani man. According to media reports, another Chinese man was also injured in the attack. Shortly before the detonation, the suspected attacker had approached a minibus in which the victims were sitting. She was wearing a full-face veil. The terrorist group BLA of the nearby province of Balochistan claimed responsibility for the attack.