Ten gunmen attacked Jinnah International Airport in Karachi with machine guns and a rocket launcheron Sunday June 08,2014
The airport, the largest in Pakistan, had to be evacuated during the five-hour siege which start late Sunday evening
Flames and explosions lit up the night sky above the airport as the armed group launched the high-profile assault
At least three loud explosions heard during night-time attack as militants wearing suicide vests blew themselves up
The Airport Security Force (ASF) sealed off the airport and army commandos have been called in to battle
The gunmen are said to have killed 26 people - including ASF personnel - while at least another 15 were injured
All ten of the gunmen were killed during the attack, for which the Pakistani Taliban later claimed responsibility
The attack on the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, began late Sunday June 08,2014 and
continued on into the dawn hours of Monday, although officials said all the
passengers had been evacuated.
Smoke rises after militants launched an early morning assault at Jinnah
International Airport in Karachi in Pakistan, killing at least 26 people
remains of the suspected militants after the attack late on Sunday night
arms and ammunition recovered from the militants
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and has been the site of frequent
militant attacks in the past. It is the country's economic heart and any
militant activity targeting the airport likely would strike a heavy
blow at foreign investment in the country.
Cricketer turned
politician Imran Khan tweeted this morning: 'Khi airport terrorist
attack shocking. Continuing security & intel lapses reflect a
failure of the govt's National Counter Terrorism Policy.'
In May
2011, militants waged an 18-hour siege at a naval base in Karachi,
killing 10 people in an assault that deeply embarrassed the armed forces
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