At least two policemen were killed when unidentified gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday, officials said. Up to four gunmen tried to enter the consulate but were intercepted by security guards at a checkpoint, senior local police official Javaid Alam Odho told AFP. An exchange of fire resulted "killing two of our constables and critically wounding another", he said. He added that the group "ran away" but did not confirm if the attack was over, saying the area had been cordoned off and security forces were conducting a clearing operation. Police and Rangers were on the scene, police said. Pictures posted to social media purportedly of the attack showed smoke rising from the area. The attack was claimed by a separatist terrorist group from Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, which is at the center of a major Chinese investment project in the country.

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