Gwadar suicide attack | |
Location: | Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Target: | Gwadar Port Authority Complex |
Date: | 20 March 2024 |
Timezone: | UTC+05:00 |
Fatalities: | 10 |
Victim: | --> |
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.[1]
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.[2] [3]
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.[4] [5] [6]
Majeed Brigade, an armed wing of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) which demands the secession of Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.[7] The group called the attack a warning to foreign investors interested in Gwadar, signalling to China of its investments in Gwadar port.[8]