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| 2024 Gwadar suicide attack | |
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| Location | Gwadar,Balochistan,Pakistan |
| Date | 20 March 2024 (UTC+05:00) |
| Target | Gwadar Port Authority Complex |
| Deaths | 10 (including 8 attackers) |
| Perpetrators |  Balochistan Liberation Army |
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On 20 March 2024, theGwadar Port Authority Complex was attacked by armedBaloch separatists. All eightmilitants and two soldiers were killed in the attack.[1]
In a statement fromInter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing said a group of militants tried to enter the Port Authority Colony. The attackers executed multiple blasts before engaging in a shoutout with the security forces.[2][3]
Pakistani security forces quickly responded to the gunfire and bomb attacks. In the two-hour-long battle, soldiers killed all eight militants. Two members of the security forces were also killed.[1][4][5][6]
Majeed Brigade, an armed wing of theBalochistan Liberation Army (BLA) which demands the secession ofBalochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.[7] The group called the attack a warning to foreign investors interested inGwadar, signalling toChina of its investments inGwadar port.[8]
