2019 Pearl Continental Hotel attack

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]

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

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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