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Cosco executive shot dead in Pakistan

A senior executive at Cosco Shipping Lines in Pakistan has been shot dead in an incident described by the police as a targeted attack linked to China's ambitious Belt and Road transport project.
Photo: AP/Polfoto/Arkiv
Photo: AP/Polfoto/Arkiv
by OLE ANDERSEN

A senior employee at Chinese shipping group Cosco has been shot and killed in Pakistan's financial hub Karachi. Local police describe the incident as a targeted attack, reports Reuters.

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