Riyadh: Saudi Arabia strongly denounced the terrorist bombing near a Chinese institute at Pakistan’s Karachi University, killing several people.
According to the statement of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the whole Saudi Kingdom’s solidarity and stand with Pakistan against violence, extremism and terrorism. At the same time, it also highlights Saudi Arabia’s rejection of these criminal acts that are incompatible with all religious principles and morals and human values.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Saudi Arabia offered condolences to the families who lost their lives in this incident and the Pakistani government and people.
One of the Pakistani separatist groups alerted Wednesday of more deadly attacks on Chinese targets a day after a woman suicide bomber killed four people — including three teachers posted from Beijing.
Three teachers who belong to China and one Pakistani driver were also killed near the gate of Confucius Institute at Karachi University when the bomber detonated explosives next to their minibus.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Pakistan and stated that to ensure the safety of all Chinese citizens and interests in the country and to launch a full investigation.
Chinese Ministry advised citizens to take strict precautions for their safety and suggested that they do not go out until or unless necessary.
Last year, in April, a suicide bomb attack at a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in Quetta, the regional capital of Balochistan, killed four and injured dozens.
The ambassador was unhurt in that attack, which the Pakistan Taliban claimed.
The CCTV footage of the attack showed clearly a burqa-clad woman standing outside the entrance of the Confucius Institute. The woman detonated herself just as the van neared the institute’s entrance.
The spokesperson of the BLA, the separatist outfit banned in Pakistan, the UK and the US, said that the attack was carried out by Shari Baloch alias Bramsh – the “first female suicide bomber of the brigade”. The attack creates “a new chapter in the history of Baloch resistance,” he added.
A picture of the bomber in circulation showed the woman and her two small kids.