Karachi airport under attack

Published June 9, 2014
Smoke rises after militants launched an early morning assault at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on June 9, 2014. Pakistan's security forces said on June 9 they have relaunched a military operation at Karachi airport as gunfire resumed several hours after they announced the end of a militant siege that left 24 dead. AFP
Smoke rises after militants launched an early morning assault at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on June 9, 2014. Pakistan's security forces said on June 9 they have relaunched a military operation at Karachi airport as gunfire resumed several hours after they announced the end of a militant siege that left 24 dead. AFP
Pakistani security personnel gather outside the Jinnah International Airport after the militants' assault in Karachi, late on June 8, 2014. Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi Sunday night, killing at least five people as flights were suspended and the army was called in, officials said. AFP
Pakistani security personnel gather outside the Jinnah International Airport after the militants' assault in Karachi, late on June 8, 2014. Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi Sunday night, killing at least five people as flights were suspended and the army was called in, officials said. AFP
Fire illuminates the sky above Karachi airport terminal where security forces are fighting with attackers. AP
Fire illuminates the sky above Karachi airport terminal where security forces are fighting with attackers. AP
Pakistani troops arrive to take position at the Karachi airport terminal after the militants' assault in Karachi late on June 8, 2014. AFP
Pakistani troops arrive to take position at the Karachi airport terminal after the militants' assault in Karachi late on June 8, 2014. AFP
A Pakistani rescuer (R) moves an injured man outside the Jinnah International Airport after the militants' assault in Karachi, late on June 8, 2014.  AFP
A Pakistani rescuer (R) moves an injured man outside the Jinnah International Airport after the militants' assault in Karachi, late on June 8, 2014. AFP
Reporters stand outside Karachi airport terminal building where security forces are fighting with attackers Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. AP
Reporters stand outside Karachi airport terminal building where security forces are fighting with attackers Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. AP
Fire illuminates the sky above Karachi airport terminal where security forces are fighting with attackers Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked the terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. AP
Fire illuminates the sky above Karachi airport terminal where security forces are fighting with attackers Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked the terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. AP
Pakistani security troops rush to Karachi airport terminal following attacks by unknown gunmen on Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. Gunmen stormed an airport terminal used for VIPs and cargo in Pakistan's largest. AP
Pakistani security troops rush to Karachi airport terminal following attacks by unknown gunmen on Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. Gunmen stormed an airport terminal used for VIPs and cargo in Pakistan's largest. AP
Pakistani commandos get ready to enter Karachi airport terminal following attacks by unknown gunmen on Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. AP
Pakistani commandos get ready to enter Karachi airport terminal following attacks by unknown gunmen on Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. AP

Unidentified heavily armed attackers laid siege to Jinnah International Airport's old terminal in Karachi on Sunday night. The attack was thwarted by army and other security forces during an operation which lasted about five hours.

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