Police detained more than 12 people, including Afghan nationals, in connection with a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and their driver last week, a senior law enforcement source said on Tuesday.
The engineers and their Pakistani driver were travelling towards the Dasu hydroelectric dam under construction by a Chinese firm in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa when a bomber rammed their vehicle and detonated.
“More than a dozen suspected individuals have been taken into custody,” the police source told media. “Among the apprehended suspects are some Afghan nationals.”
The bombing sparked a flurry of diplomatic activity from Islamabad, eager to protect the billion-dollar investments Beijing has pledged under its “Belt and Road” initiative.—Agencies
