UPDATE - Pakistan: 2 killed in attack on Chinese Consulate

UPDATES WITH ONE ATTACKER KILLED

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - At least two people were killed in an armed attacked on the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday morning, a police official said.

Ameer Shaikh, Karachi police chief, told Anadolu Agency gunshots and a blast were heard outside the consulate located in a high-end locality.

"We are assessing the situation but it seems if it is an attack on the Chinese Consulate," Shaikh said, adding: "We will be able to make a statement in a while."

One attacker has also been killed and a suicide jacket was recovered from possession of the slain militant, Javed Alam Odho, a deputy inspector general of police, told media.

Local broadcaster Geo news quoting eyewitnesses reported that three to four armed assailants stormed the heavily-guarded consulate, which was responded by police and security guards.

Gunshots are still being heard in the locality with short intervals.

This is a developing story.