Militants attack Karachi airport; 21 killed in clashes

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Militants attack Karachi airport; 21 killed in clashes
From Sophia Safi, Sanjay Gupta and Saima Mohsin, CNN

Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) -- [breaking news update at 7:55 p.m. ET Sunday]
At least 21 people were killed after militants attacked Karachi's international airport Sunday, officials said. Officials at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi said the dead included eight members of airport security forces, two Pakistan International Airlines employees and one ranger. Ten militants were also killed in the clashes, said Niaz Abbasi, home secretary of Sindh province. The attack has ended, and authorities are securing the area, Abbasi said.

Militants attack Karachi airport; 10 killed in clashes
(CNN) -- Militants attacked Pakistan's largest and busiest airport on Sunday, killing four military commandos and leaving some passengers stuck in sealed-off areas as violence erupted, a senior Pakistani official said.

Full story: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/08/world/asia/pakistan-karachi-airport-attack/index.html

-- CNN 2014-06-09

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Gunmen kill 11 at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport

KARACHI: -- Heavily armed gunmen have attacked Karachi international airport in Pakistan, killing at least 11 people.

An army spokesman said all 10 of the gunmen who attacked Jinnah International Airport's old terminal had also been killed.

Army commandos were called in, and gunfire continued for hours. The army now says the stand-off is over.

All operations at the terminal remain suspended and all flights to the airport are being diverted.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27757264


-- BBC 2014-06-09

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Karachi airport under attack by gunmen

KARACHI: -- Pakistan’s army declared an end to a military operation following a six-hour long siege of the country’s busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi.

Heavily armed gunmen disguised as police guards launched an audacious attack on Jinnah International Airport late on Sunday night, killing at least 12 people.

As many as 10 militants, carrying automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, fought their way into the airport’s old terminal, forcing all flights to be suspended.

A huge blast was heard after one of the gunmen wearing a suicide vest blew up after he was shot. Six of the gunmen were killed and the remainder had been isolated and surrounded. Six others, including guards and civilian employees were also believed dead.//Agencies


-- The Nation 2014-06-09

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THAI flight stranded at Karachi airport; passengers, crew safe

KARACHI: -- A flight of Thai Airways International has been stranded at the Karachi International Airport following a terrorist attack late Sunday night, THAI's PR team announced Monday.

The PR official said the TG508 flight was supposed to leave the airport at 11:50 pm Sunday. Following the attack, all 296 passengers, including three Thais, and 16 crews, were led to stay safely in a reception room.


-- The Nation 2014-06-09

[sandrabbit]

amazing Pakistan

[Chicog]

Worst.Security.Ever.

[skyaslimit]

11 out of 21 were security staff gunned down by militants, the rest were militants themselves.

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[thumper101]

Worst.Security.Ever.

Swampy is no better.... A week after the coup, it was supposed to be tightly guarded and required documents for pick up and drop offs... Never saw a single checkpoint or soldier anywhere from Korat all the way to the airport, and drove straight to drop off point and drove home again not a single soldier was seen anywhere.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Define 'heavily armed'. Another hackneyed phrase beloved by journalists?

[skyaslimit]

Define 'heavily armed'. Another hackneyed phrase beloved by journalists?

MGs, LMGs, SMGs, grenades, RPGs, suicide jakets and a lot more. source;

BBC

CNN

GEO

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[folium]

Define 'heavily armed'. Another hackneyed phrase beloved by journalists?

MGs, LMGs, SMGs, grenades, RPGs, suicide jakets and a lot more. source;

BBC

CNN

GEO

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It's not the "toys" you carry...it's more to do with the level of training/experience of those carrying them and more importantly their willingness/intent to use them to best effect. A determined person with a broken beer bottle can do a lot of harm, see how Bill Speakman won his VC in Korea in 1951.

[coma]

And they have just had another crack the cheeky buggers.

Taliban gunmen have attacked a security post outside Pakistan's Karachi airport, a day after an all-night siege by the militants left 37 dead and shredded a tentative peace process.
Read more at http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/06/10/04/15/pakistan-airport-raid-kills-30#weJBrUreZa0A0xrU.99