Posted on 06/08/2014 12:46:08 PM PDT by tcrlaf
At least 5 people have reportedly been killed and an airport emergency declared after heavily armed militants stormed the airport in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. Twelve militants are thought to be inside and fire is seen rising from the scene.
The militants launched grenades and opened fire as they entered the building. Two of the terrorists have reportedly been killed.
At least three blasts were heard, and an airport emergency has been declared, with flight operations suspended, reported the local Karachi Post.
The five people killed are Airport Security Force (ASF) staff, according to Pakistani news channel Geo.tv
(Excerpt) Read more at rt.com ...
Tweets:
-Acc/d to police official-one terrorist pretended to be dead exploded himself up when a policeman came to check killing 1 policeman
-Death Toll at Karachi Airport is 16 now. Including security officials and attackers
-Karachi airport reinforcements arrive from Pakistan Army in the form of Zarrar Company - the counter terrorism unit
- 2 Pakistan Army Generals on runway leading operation from the front along with CM Sindh
Well it is good to know that our tax dollars at least went into buying some nice new uniforms for the terrorist Haqqani Network that held Bergdahl.
Ouch. Are they claiming Indian attackers ? Could also just be the type of ammunition a Pakistani group bought.
Pakis said it was all over, but now reports on Twitter saying fresh fire fights and Taliban is claiming responsibility - why isn't this making breaking news here or on any news outlet?
Yesterday 11th of Sha'ban (9th of June 2014), at midnight of Monday ten brave martyrdom seeking mujahids of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan wearing their explosive-filled vests attacked very special section of Karachi International Airport of Pakistan which is not visible to the common folk visiting the Airport," Ghazi said, according to SITE.
The IMU leader also claimed that the operation "destroyed many of the fighter jets, American drones and other military planes which were in that special section ...." No aircraft are reported to have been destroyed during the operation.
Source: IMU involved in suicide assault on Karachi airport
Hard to say if the IMU or the Paki government is lying. Probably both.
Meanwhile, Successive drone strikes leave at least 16 dead in N Waziristan (1st in 6 Months)
Some say these drone strikes are in retaliation for the Karachi attack
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