Dunya News - The Tragic Tale of Karachi Airport Attack
- 10 years ago
Nineteen people including 11 ASF personnel, one Rangers man, 4 PIA workers and a worker of private airline were martyred in the attack, Dunya News reported.
At least 11 persons, including seven Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel, were killed when heavily armed militants attacked the Jinnah International Airport s old terminal in Karachi on Sunday night.
Gun battle between militants and security forces continues till filing of this report. Five of the attackers were also killed in fierce battle with security forces.
Around 10 militants armed with explosives and ammunition dressed in airport security personnel uniforms entered the Fokker building at the old airport terminal, police sources said.
Heavy contingents of paramilitary rangers and police have been called in and had surrounded the Fokker building where the attackers were holed up.
All flight operations at Jinnah Terminal have been suspended and all routes to the airport have been sealed. "Heavy firing is going on near a building located just next to the Pakistan International Airlines head office," one eye witness said.
The old airport area houses the PIA engineering and other departments and also offices of civil aviation and ASF.
At least 11 persons, including seven Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel, were killed when heavily armed militants attacked the Jinnah International Airport s old terminal in Karachi on Sunday night.
Gun battle between militants and security forces continues till filing of this report. Five of the attackers were also killed in fierce battle with security forces.
Around 10 militants armed with explosives and ammunition dressed in airport security personnel uniforms entered the Fokker building at the old airport terminal, police sources said.
Heavy contingents of paramilitary rangers and police have been called in and had surrounded the Fokker building where the attackers were holed up.
All flight operations at Jinnah Terminal have been suspended and all routes to the airport have been sealed. "Heavy firing is going on near a building located just next to the Pakistan International Airlines head office," one eye witness said.
The old airport area houses the PIA engineering and other departments and also offices of civil aviation and ASF.