[ad_1]
Copyright of the image
Reuters
Paramilitary forces and a police officer take shelter behind a wall near the Chinese Embassy
At least two police officers died in an armed attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, a coastal city in Pakistan, police said.
Eyewitnesses reported an explosion and gunfire at the Clifton site, but details are not yet known.
Gunmen appeared to have entered a part of the consulate – one official said that they had gone to the visa section.
Local TV channels have broadcast images of a plume of smoke, although the nature of the explosion is not clear.
Security forces were deployed and the area was cordoned off, Geo TV announced in Pakistan.
A security guard was also injured in the attack.
China, neighbor of Pakistan, is a close ally and the main benefactor of the country, investing huge sums in infrastructure projects.
