Security beefed up after attack on Chinese citizens in Pakistan's Peshawar | Video

Peshawar, Mar 27 (EFE/EPA).- Security has been beefed up in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar after a suicide attack on Tuesday had killed at least six people, including five Chinese citizens.

At least six people were killed, including five Chinese citizens, in the suicide attack on 26 March 2024, in the suicide attack on 26 March 2024, against a convoy of Chinese engineers in Bisham, northeastern Pakistan, police said.

China has a large presence in Pakistan due to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, an infrastructure project funded by Beijing with an investment of USD 60 billion, and Chinese citizens have been recurring targets of insurgent attacks. (Camera: ARSHAD ARBAB).

SHOT LIST: PAKISTANI SECURITY OFFICIALS CHECK PEOPLE AND VEHICLES AT A CHECKPOINT FOLLOWING AN ATTACK ON CHINESE CITIZENS IN BISHAM, IN PESHAWAR, THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL OF KPK, PAKISTAN.

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Date: 27/03/2024 12:22 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Unrest and conflicts » Armed conflict
Unrest and conflicts
Crime, law and justice » Police
Crime, law and justice
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 104 seconds
Reference: 55013227265
Relevance: Normal