Subscribe channel for more information about Pakistan hotel attack. Islamabad, Pakistan - Gunmen have stormed a five-star hotel in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar, killing at least one person, according to the military.
In a statement, Pakistan's military said three armed men killed a security guard as they attempted to enter the Pearl Continental hotel in the southern city.
Security forces surrounded the attackers in a staircase leading to the top floor of the building, it said, adding that a security operation to clear the area was ongoing.
There were conflicting reports about additional casualties. Zia Langove, the provincial home minister, said initial reports indicated some people at the hotel had been wounded in firing on the premises.The military, however, said that all guests at the hotel, which has 114 rooms, were safely evacuated.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), an ethnic Baloch separatist group fighting for independence for Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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