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Insurgent group says attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi is warning to Beijing

Chinese consulate attack in Karachi
The scene outside the consultate following the foiled attack
(Image credit: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images)

An armed attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi has put tensions over Beijing’s expansionist foreign policy in the spotlight.

Three suicide bombers killed two policemen and a Pakistani father and son applying for visas during the attempted raid on Friday morning, according to reports in local media. Police said the three attackers were killed before they were able to penetrate the compound.

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