Nine persons including four private security guards and one Police Sub-Inspector (SI) were killed when four militants attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Chundrigar Road in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on around 10am on June 29 (today) morning, reports Geo TV. All the four militants killed near the entrance gates, before they could enter the building. One bystander was also killed, adds The Times of India.
Militants had arrived at the PSX compound in a sedan and attempted to enter it from the parking ground side. They were seen shouldering backpacks and carrying automatic weaponry in an amateur video captured by an eyewitness. The equipment, arms and ammunition recovered from them indicated that they had come prepared for a long siege. After failing to enter the compound, the militants launched a gun and grenade attack and attempted to storm the building while opening indiscriminate fire. They were engaged by Security personnel posted and failed to make headway amidst heavy exchange of fire. Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the responsibility for the attack. Majeed Brigade, of elite suicide squad of the BLA, said all the militants were suicide attackers.