Convoy of Chinese Engineers Attacked at Pakistan Hub of CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative

Pakistani naval personnel stand guard near a ship carrying containers at the Gwadar port, some 700 kilometers west of Karachi, during the opening ceremony of a pilot trade programme between Pakistan and China, on Nov. 13, 2016. Aamir Quereshi/AFP via Getty Images

A convoy carrying Chinese citizens was attacked on Sunday near the port of Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan, said the Chinese Embassy in Karachi. The embassy claimed no casualties on the Chinese side.

Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) militants claimed responsibility for the attack that killed four Chinese workers and nine Pakistani soldiers, reported the AFP news agency.