Militants attack Pak air base near capital
17 Aug 2012 6:30 AM IST
Pakistan had a scare on Thursday when militants attacked an air base close to the capital of the country. Nine militants were killed after they attacked the key airbase. The banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) later claimed responsibility for it, a Pakistani TV channel reported.
The Pakistan Air Force spokesperson Tariq Mahmood confirmed that troops secured the airbase approximately eight hours after the attack.
The militants, who were wearing military uniform and lugging sophisticated weapons, were killed as security forces completed the operation at the Kamra airbase, located some 70 kilometres from Islamabad.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan said that all the attackers were Pakistani and the plan had been hatched some time ago. However, Geo News reported that all the dead militants had been identified as foreigners.
The incident occurred at 2 am on Thursday [Pakistan time] when militants stormed into the runway area of the Pakistan Air Force Base Minhas from the direction of a nearby village and attacked. It was followed by a fierce gun-battle between security forces and assailants. The militants used hand grenades and rockets and badly damaged an aircraft. However, security officials managed to keep the militants away from damaging other aircraft during the attack.
The Pakistan Air Force spokesperson Tariq Mahmood confirmed that troops secured the airbase approximately eight hours after the attack.
The militants, who were wearing military uniform and lugging sophisticated weapons, were killed as security forces completed the operation at the Kamra airbase, located some 70 kilometres from Islamabad.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan said that all the attackers were Pakistani and the plan had been hatched some time ago. However, Geo News reported that all the dead militants had been identified as foreigners.
The incident occurred at 2 am on Thursday [Pakistan time] when militants stormed into the runway area of the Pakistan Air Force Base Minhas from the direction of a nearby village and attacked. It was followed by a fierce gun-battle between security forces and assailants. The militants used hand grenades and rockets and badly damaged an aircraft. However, security officials managed to keep the militants away from damaging other aircraft during the attack.
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