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Attack on Pakistan Exchange Leaves Four Dead; Gunmen Killed
- Security officials kill gunmen before they could enter
- Attack was the worst raid in Karachi since an assault in 2018
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Pakistani security officials killed four gunmen in Karachi as they tried to storm the stock exchange building with automatic rifles and grenades, the worst terror attack in the nation’s financial hub in two years.
The attackers were not able to enter the main compound, Farrukh Khan, chief executive officer of the exchange said by phone. Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, Associated Press reported. Authorities haven’t yet confirmed if the group, which wants independence from Pakistan for Balochistan, an energy-rich province, was involved.