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Karachi airport attack: Five killed as gunmen attack terminal, officials say Karachi airport attack: Five killed as gunmen attack terminal, officials say
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Five people have been killed after gunmen attacked a terminal at Karachi's international airport, Pakistan officials say. Gunmen have stormed an airport terminal used for VIPs and cargo in Pakistan's largest city, killing five people and wounding another, officials said.
Five bodies were brought to Jinnah hospital, as well as one wounded person, Dr Seemi Jamali said. The attack was continuing in Karachi, a sprawling port city on the southern coast of Pakistan. Gunfire could be heard coming from the terminal as authorities scrambled to secure the area.
Shaukat Jamal, a spokesman for the Airport Security Force, said gunmen attacked the terminal late on Sunday. Five bodies were brought from the airport to Jinnah Hospital, with one person who had been wounded, said Dr Seemi Jamali at the hospital.
Pakistani television stations aired footage of what appeared to be a major fire at the airport, with the silhouette of a jet seen. Gunmen attacked the terminal late on Sunday, said Shaukat Jamal, a spokesman for the Airport Security Force. Pakistani television stations aired footage of what appeared to be a major fire at the airport, with the silhouette of a jet seen.
The Pakistani military have been called in and police are fighting the attackers. The Pakistani military were called in and police were fighting the attackers.
The attack happened at a terminal not generally used for commercial flights but for special VIP flights. The attack happened at a terminal not generally used for commercial flights but for special VIP flights and for cargo.
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and has been the site of frequent militant attacks in the past. 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.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Pakistan's government has been trying to negotiate a peace deal with militants mostly based in the northwest who have been waging war against the government. But the talks have had little success, raising fears that the militants will increase attacks across the country.
PAPA