2019 Pearl Continental Hotel attack

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2019 Pearl Continental Hotel attack
LocationGwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date11 May 2019
TargetChinese tourists[1]
Attack type
siege, hostage taking, shooting
Deaths5 (+3 attackers)
Injured6
PerpetratorsBalochistan Liberation Army

On 11 May 2019, at least eight people including four hotel employees, one soldier and three terrorists were killed in a terror attack targeting the Pearl Continental in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan.[2][3][4][5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Five killed in attack on luxury Pakistan hotel, military says". CNN.com. Sophia Saifi and Eliza Mackintosh. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Armed militants storm luxury hotel in Pakistan attack". The Guardian. 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "5 people killed in Gwadar PC hotel attack; army concludes clearance operation". Dawn. May 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan". BBC. 12 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Pakistan military says five killed in hotel attack in Gwadar". Al Jazeera. 12 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Gwadar PC operation. Security Forces have completed clearance operation at PC Gwadar". www.ispr.gov.pk. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
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