a militant separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, said it carried out the attack, sayingese and otherforeign investors. our correspondent in islamabad, secunder kermani, explained how the attack unfolded. well, what we know is that three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadar, killing a security guard who was attempting to stop them. security forces then surrounded the gunman inside the hotel and engage them in a gunfight. the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting deliberately chinese and foreign investors. now, this group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the south—western province of balochistan. it is pakistan's most deprived province. militants claim its natural resources are being exploited by outsiders. the port city of gwadar, where the attack took place, is the focal point of the huge chinese infrastructure project which aims to cut import and export times to china from the middle east by movi

a militant separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, said it carried out the attack, sayingwas targeting chinese and other foreign investors. our correspondent in islamabad secunder kermani explained how the attack unfolded. well, what we know is that three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl port city of gwadar, killing a security guard who was attempting to stop them. security forces then surrounded the gunman inside the hotel and engage them in a gunfight. we believe that is still ongoing although there are some reports that the episode could be coming to an end. the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting deliberately chinese and foreign investors. now, this group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the south—western province of balochistan. it is pakistan's most deprived province. militants claim its natural resources are being exploited by outsiders. gwadar, where the attack took place, is the focal point of the huge chinese infrastructure pro

a militant separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, said it carried out the attack, sayingg chinese and other foreign investors. gwadar is the centrepiece of a multi—billion—dollar chinese project, which militants say is little benefit to local people. our correspondent secunder kermani who's in islamabad has more on how the attack unfolded. well, what we know is that three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadar, killing a security guard who was attempting to stop them. security forces then surrounded the gunman inside the hotel and engage them in a gunfight. we believe that is still ongoing although there are some reports that the episode could be coming to an end. the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting deliberately chinese and foreign investors. now, this group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the south—western province of balochistan. it is pakistan's most deprived province. militants claim its n

a separatist group known as the balochistan liberation army, which opposechinese and foreign investment in the region, claimed responsibility for the attack. on thursday, the b.l.a. claimed responsibility for an attack on a coal mine that killed at least five people. the islamic state is claiming that it has established its first so-called province in india. through its news agency, isis announced yesterday he area lies within india's northern state of jammu and kashmir. isis has claimed responsibility for attacks on indian soldiers during recent clashes in tt state and local police say an isis militant was killed thereye erday. rita katz, director of the site intelligence group, tweeted that ile isis has nothing resembling governance in india, the claim should not be written off. officials in texas say they are monitoring the air and water in communities near the houstonsh channel where multiple vessels collided yesterday afternoon. a tanker hit a tugboat and two barges it was pusharg, that were ing tens of thousands of barrels of a gasoline product. some of e product, called reformate

the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility fortely chinese and foreign investors. now, this group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the south—western province of balochistan. it's pakistan's most deprived province. militants claim its natural resources are being exploited by outsiders. the port city of gwadar, where the attack took place, is the focal point of the huge chinese infrastructure project which aims to cut import and export times to china from the middle east by moving goods through pakistan so it's probably why the militant groups have decided to target this city. these same separatists have targeted chinese interests in pakistan before. the same group last year attacked china's consulate in the city of karachi. i know details are thin on the ground but can you give us any idea of the status of the guests? presumably there would have been local and foreign guests staying in that hotel? it is not clear exactly how many deaths were in the hotel. the pakistani military has said that guests were safely ev

a group called the balochistan liberation army has claimed responsibility for the attack.ratist group and it said it was targeting chinese and foreign investors. this militant group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the province of balochistan, it is pakistan's most deprived province and the militants claim its natural resources are being exploited by outsiders. the port city of gwadar where this attack is taking place is the focal point of a huge chinese infrastructure project, which aims to link western china and the arabian sea to cut import times. these separatists have targeted chinese interests in pakistan before, last year, attacking the country's consulate in karachi. from what we understand so far, there has only been one casualty so far, a pakistani security guard. the hotel guests have been safely evacuated, according to the pakistani military. concerns over climate change might restrict the growth of aviation in the uk, the government has admitted. a senior civil servant says ministers may have to review their strategy, including plans to expa

the separatist militant group, the balochistan liberation army, says it carried out the attack.ls for a parliamentary commission of inquiry in france to investigate the involvement of the far—right national rally with the us political commentator steve bannon. senators and members of the lower house allege that the party's leader, marine le pen, is conspiring with a foreign power. the claim follows a documentary broadcast in france this week. the national rally says it will sue for defamation. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: larry kudlow, one of donald trump's economic advisers says the president is wrong to assert that us tariffs on chinese goods are paid by beijing. that has a television commentator, they have come for the vatican. the man they called the butcher went on trial in a temper he was the gestapo chief. he never looked like sentenced to six years in jail, the judge told mrs mandella there was no indication that she felt even the slightest remorse. an all—out effort to help the victims of the earthquake, the worst at the country in 30 years. the comput

the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility foreign investors. now, this group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the south—western province of balochistan. it is pakistan's most deprived province. militants claim its natural resources are being exploited by outsiders. the port city of gwadar, where the attack took place, is the focal point of the huge chinese infrastructure project which aims to cut import and export times to china from the middle east by moving goods through pakistan so it is probably why the militant groups have decided to target this city. these same separatists have targeted chinese interests in pakistan before. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: arrests and counter protests in cuba as its annual pride parade is suddenly cancelled. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on tri