Attack on Karachi airport leaves at least 23 dead
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Gunmen">Gunmen</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="airports">airports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 23 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="all">all</span> 10 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attackers">attackers</span>, <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="workshop">workshop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="unit">unit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Aviation">Aviation</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 17 <span word="security">security</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="militant">militant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flee">flee</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="VIP">VIP</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 11:20 <span word="pm">pm</span> (<span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="attackers">attackers</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lobbing">lobbing</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="grenades">grenades</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="incurred">incurred</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>. <span word="Militants">Militants</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p>
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