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Crisis/Conflict/Terrorism Armed attackers enter Gwadar Port Authority complex in Pakistan, multiple blasts heard
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 20 Mar 2024, 07:46 am Print
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Armed attackers forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex in Pakistan and opened fire on Wednesday.
Multiple blasts could be heard from the spot.
A large contingent of police and security forces has reached the scene while intense firing is going on, Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani told Dawn.com.
No casualties have been reported so far.
Majeed Brigade of the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack, reported Dawn News.
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