Quetta: Four persons were killed after three gunmen stormed a five-star hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, the centrepiece of a multi-billion dollar Chinese infrastructure project, the military said on Saturday.

The gunmen shot dead a security guard at the entrance to the hotel. “Security forces have cordoned the area. Guests safely evacuated. Terrorists encircled by security forces in staircase leading to top floor,” a military spokesman said.