Chinese diplomats, staff unharmed in deadly consulate attack in Pakistan

Three suicide bombers attacked the Chinese consulate in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi early on Friday, leading to an intense hourlong shootout, the city's police chief said.

Two police officers and two civilians died, according to Pakistani English-language newspaper Dawn, and all three assailants were killed. All the Chinese diplomats and staff members at the consulate were safe and unharmed.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a phone call after the attack with his counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said China strongly condemns any violent attacks against diplomatic agencies and demands that Pakistan pay great attention to the incident and conduct a thorough investigation to prevent similar attacks.