Gunmen attack two Chinese nationals in Karachi, one killed

(5 Feb 2018) Gunmen opened fire on two Chinese nationals in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Monday, killing one and wounding the other, Pakistani police said.
The two employees of a shipping firm were targeted in an upscale neighbourhood while out shopping for groceries, police said.
The perpetrators fired nine shots before fleeing in a car, officers added.
One victim was shot twice in the head and died at a hospital while the other was shot in the leg, police said.
Sindh Province Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal told reporters in Karachi that two people were in the Chinese citizens' car when it was attacked, but one was a Pakistani citizen, appearing to corroborate local media reports that the Chinese citizen who was injured but not killed had stepped out of the car to buy groceries.
His friend, the Chinese national who remained in the car, was killed, and the Pakistani citizen was injured, Siyal said.
It was not clear what motivated the attack.
China has invested heavily in transport projects in Pakistan as the two countries have strengthened ties in recent years.

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