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In a audacious and insole attack, heavily armed
Pakistan Militants launched a major assail on the country’s largest airport in
Karachi in which at least 28 people including 10 terrorists were killed before
security forces yesterday finally
regained control over the key facility. The 10 militants fractionated into two groups of
five attacked the Jinnah International Airport late last night, resulting in a
six hour gun battle with security forces involving army, Paramilitary Rangers,
police and Airport Security Force.
Explosions and Gunfire:
Explosions and gunfire rang out as the attackers
wearing Military uniforms and suicide vests, and armed with grenades and rocket
launchers attacked the airport in Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city and
financial hub. According to the reports, eight ASF personnel’s, two Rangers
officials, one police officer and three Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
officials are among the dead. Twenty-eight people, including the10 terrorists,
were killed in the attack, one of the most daring in the recent years, in the
port city. Twenty Four people have also been injured. “The airport has been
cleared. The security forces killed seven terrorists while three blew
themselves up during the fight”. Director General, Rangers, Major General
Rizwan Akhtar told media.
“Very soon we will hand over the airport to the
civilian aviation to start its normal operations”, “”Earlier, the militant had
declared an end to its operation to secure the airport but were forced to
relaunch an assault after fresh firing erupted. “”All 10 terrorists have been
killed, the airport secured and they were unable to damage any aircraft or
installations,” a spokesperson of the military’s Inter Services Public
Relations (ISPR) said.
The terrorists were cornered and shot down after
they were stormed the old airport terminal building posing as Airport Security
Force (ASF) personnel. The ISPR spokesperson said that the army units from
the nearly Malir Cantonment base, ASF commandos, paramilitary rangers and
police had carried out the joint operation to clear the area.
Sophisticated Machine Guns:
Sophisticated machine guns and rocket launchers were
recovered from the slain terrorists who were being identified, he said. The
outlawed Tehreek-eTaliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the
attack.
”We carried out this attack on the Karachi airport
and it is a message to Pakistani Government that we are still alive to react
over the killings of innocent people in bomb attacks on their Villages,” TTP
spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid said in a statement to the media. He said that
the attack was also carried out to avenge the killing of former TTP chief
Hakrimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike.
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