Shooters assaulted the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi killing a minimum of three individuals– 2 guards and a cop, according to cops.
Key points:
- The structure is located in the heart of the city’s financial district
- Food materials were found on the bodies of the gunmen, showing they might have planned a siege
- The Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack
Unique police forces were released to the scene of the attack and protected the building in a swift operation, killing all four gunmen.
There were no reports of any wounded among the brokers and employees inside the exchange and a separatist militant group from a neighbouring province later claimed obligation for the attack.
The opponents were armed with grenades and automated rifles, police stated.
They launched the attack by