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Terrorists Attack PNS Mehran karachi chief of pakistan navy staff
Local, World | Big Yaad | May 23, 2011 at 6:36 am
Terrorists Attack PNS Mehran karachi chief of pakistan navy staff: Karachi: heavily armed terrorists mounted brazen attack on the Pakistani Navy installation near the Sharae Faisal on Sunday, killing at least four people, officials said, the fourth attack on a heavily guarded naval facility in the last four weeks.
Head of Public Relations Pakistan Navy Irfanul Haq said the simultaneous terrorist attacks mounted at the base of the front door, which is also called Faisal Gate, the door of the museum or the back door, and another hand weakness Shah Faisal Colony.
He said they fired several rockets on arrival at the base, one of which struck a guard house an aircraft P3C Orion maritime surveillance caught fire. He said no other aircraft were damaged, but other sources, at least three P3C Orion-had been damaged. Besides the P3C aircraft, there was also Fokker, Defender and helicopters on the base.
However, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the militants had attacked from the rear base.
We were able to limit them to a building and an operation that will kill or capture them.
According to the spokesman Navy Commander Salman commands, Navy and Marines were to take action against terrorists. He said the exterior fence was manned by the Rangers.
Haq has confirmed four wounded in the attack and identified two of the deceased as a firefighter and Lieutenant Khalilur Rehman Yasir.
Commander Ali Salman said: An exchange of gunfire with the terrorists continues. His shot is blurred and we have launched a search operation.
This is a terrorist attack. More than 10 terrorists are inside. They attacked a place in the air and naval base located on a Pakistan Air Force, said the housing ministry official Sharfuddin Memon Sindh.
Witnesses said some of the terrorists came three black vehicles.
It was reported that some foreigners, probably from America, was the target of the attack, but Navy spokesman has denied these reports. Smoke and flames were seen rising from less than five seats, one of them was near a fuel tank.
AFP photographer said he had heard up to 10 explosions and bursts of gunfire periodically.
army commandos in the five or six trucks were seen entering the base, while several vehicles Rangers also reached the top spot.
The police have learned not to enter the base.
Officials said that terrorists had taken hostage and were engaged in a fierce gunbattle with security forces.
They added that between 15 and 20 of the assailants were inside the base, and had attacked three housing hangar.
Al-Qaeda led by Taliban militants who have vowed to avenge the killing of their leader Osama bin Laden, the U.S. special forces have conducted several attacks after his death on May 2.
The latest attack evoked memories of an assault on the Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi in 2009 and revived concerns that even the best institutions remained in the country remain vulnerable to the militants.
The attack occurred about four weeks after two bombs hit buses carrying members of the Navy, killing four people and wounding 56.
He did not have direct responsibility requires the latest attack, however.
At the same time Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani immediately sent to Karachi for Interior Minister to coordinate security efforts for the implementation of civil and military officials, his office said in a statement.
President Asif Ali Zardari also condemned the terrorist attack in the PNS Mehran in Karachi.
He said that these cowardly acts will not deter the country from terrorism.
The confrontation between the terrorists and commands the Navy has maintained the submission of this report.
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September explosions and gunfire were heard inside the PAF Museum on Shahrah-e-Faisal Road in Karachi. Towering flames arises within the PNS Mehran complex. Eight to 15 terrorists came initial reports suggest the compound.
Ten explosions and gunfire were heard inside the PAF Museum, Shahrah-e-Faisal Road in Karachi. Towering flames emerged from inside the complex PNS Mehran. Eight to 15 terrorists in the compound indicates the first reports.
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A tenth explosion was reported on the basis of PAF Tribune reporter Faraz Khan.
President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack.
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CID police personnel and the army has come for an hour, but CID officers exciting, said Ahmed reports for Jung Express 24 / 7
However, only the fire is left inside.
The identity of four people suspected in the attack has not been confirmed.
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Tribune reporter composed Faraz Khan reports second explosion PAF.
Pakistan, the Navy spokesman confirmed no casualties and only two people were wounded so far. He confirmed that the PC3 Orion aircraft was attacked.
Naval depot, godown and attacked well, that is, the initial investigation.
Shooting continues on the inside of the PAF base.
compost pile has faded considerably.
DG PR Marine Irfanul Haq also confirmed two wounded in the attack.
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The fire has spread to three locations to strengthen the reporting of Ahmed Jung Express 24 / 7 The fire is still visible when the terrorists attacked first.
Special forces, including army personnel and police arrived at CID fight against terrorists in the database.
Previous reports that Americans were present when the terrorists attacked P3C Orion have been refuted by a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy.
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The terrorists entered the back of the base, the sources said. Was no information about which devices were inside. The attack was well planned.
Karachi: Pakistani militants stormed the most important military bases in the countrys largest city late Sunday, start the explosions and gunbattles three weeks after the killing of the United States by Osama bin Laden. According DawnNews attackers may still be 10-12 in the base as reported at least six dead in the middle of a terrorist attack.
At least 10 people were injured in explosions and gunfire rang out at the sprawling base used by the Air Force and the sea in Karachi, where the local government has confirmed that the fund was less than the terrorist attack.
An AFP reporter saw dozens of soldiers and armed reinforcements enter the base command, where flames and smoke could be seen rising in the night sky. An AFP photographer heard seven explosions and periodic bursts of gunfire.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Pakistani military has long been at the forefront of suicide gun and bomb attacks blamed on the countrys largest faction of the Taliban and other al-Qaeda militant groups .
The Taliban have threatened on several occasions recently the governments objectives and West Pakistan to avenge the killing of Bin Laden by the U.S. Navy SEALs Abbottabad garrison city near the capital Islamabad on May 02
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has condemned Sundays attack, and ordered his interior minister to Karachi to coordinate security actions by the civil and military, his office said in a statement.
Commander Salman Ali, spokesman for the Pakistan Navy, told AFP that security forces have been battling the gunmen.
Exchange of fire with terrorists continues. The recovery is decreasing, and we have launched a search operation, he said.
This is a terrorist attack. More than 10 terrorists are inside. They attacked a place in the air and naval base located on a Pakistan Air Force, said the home ministry official Sharfuddin Memon the southern province of Sindh.
One of the four planes on the premises was damaged, he said, adding that at least 10 people were injured.
I have no information whether they are abusers or navy personnel. In October 2009, Taliban militants besieged the headquarters of the army in the garrison city of Rawalpindi in two days, killing 22 people and raised serious questions about why it took so long the army to suppress aggression.
Karachi, Pakistans financial capital, the port used for NATO supplies to ship about 130,000 US-led foreign troops fighting the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan, have recently seen a spike in attacks by the army.
On 28 April, four members of the Navy and a passing motorcyclist killed in a bomb attack two days after four were killed in the bombing of the bus of the navy.
Last week, the Saudi diplomat was killed in hail of bullets on the way to work their consulate in the city, a few days after assailants threw grenades at a diplomat.
Pakistan apparently powerful security establishment has been humiliated by the discovery and the killing of al-Qaeda terrorist Manager unilateral U.S. Navy SEAL raid that shocked the conservative ally of Washington reports.
In a BBC interview Sunday, U.S. President, Barack Obama, said he was ready to order a mission similar to the one that killed bin Laden if another high-value target has been discovered in Pakistan or any other country.
We are very respectful of the sovereignty of Pakistan, but we can not allow someone who is actively planning to kill our people or people of our allies, we can not allow this type of planning is active materialize without us take some action, he added.
Earlier Sunday, thousands marched in Karachi to demand an immediate end to U.S. missile strikes in tribal area in northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, and urge that blocking NATO supplies across the country.
The activists of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) led by former cricket hero Imran Khan held two days a sit-in outside the Arabian Sea port, urging the government to end its cooperation with Washington its war against terrorism. - AFP
