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Pakistani security forces kill 3 militants linked to 2024 attack on Chinese in Karachi

Pakistani security forces kill 3 militants linked to 2024 attack on Chinese in Karachi

Washington Post5 days ago
KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces in an overnight raid killed three suspected militants accused of orchestrating last year's attack in which two Chinese nationals working in a textile mill in the southern port city of Karachi were wounded, officials said on Monday.
Azad Khan, a senior official with the Counter-Terrorism Department, said the dead insurgents included the alleged mastermind of the November 2024 attack.
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