Terrorists fire rockets at Peshawar airport, 4 deadReuters | Dec 15, 2012, 10.29 PM IST
PESHAWAR: At least four people were killed when militants attacked the airport in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Saturday and traded gunfire with soldiers, military and health officials said.
Pakistan's military rushed reinforcements to the scene of the attack, one of the most audacious raids by militants since an attack on an air base in August.
A health official said at least 26 people had been wounded, and that at least three of the dead were militants.
"An emergency has been declared in the hospital and all the surgeons have been called," said Umar Ayub, chief executive of the Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. "All of them suffered bullet injuries and some of the injured are in critical condition."
Peshawar has witnessed many bomb attacks and shootings in recent years, but residents said it was the first time such a large attack had been staged on the airport.
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Militants fire rockets at airport in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 people, wounding 30
By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, December 15, 10:27 PM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Officials say militants have fired three rockets at an airport in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing two people and wounding 30 others.
Senior government official Mian Iftikhar Hussain says a gunbattle broke out between security forces and militants out after the rocket attack Saturday night and is still ongoing. Hussain is the information minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Peshawar is the capital.
Local hospital official Umar Ayub says two people were killed and 30 wounded in the attack, including women and children. Four of the wounded are in critical condition.
Peshawar is located on the edge of Pakistan’s tribal region, the major sanctuary for al-Qaida and Taliban militants. The city has been attacked repeatedly in the past few years, but an attack on the airport is rare.
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(Peshawar, PAK) - Militants fired rockets into the airport compound of Pakistan's northwestern city Peshawar late on Saturday, killing at least two people and forcing the airport to close, officials said.
Peshawar is the main gateway to Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal belt on the Afghan border, where the Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked groups have strongholds.
"Three rockets were fired. Two landed inside Peshawar airport and another hit a vehicle (outside). So far, two people have been killed and 22 wounded," Imran Shahid, a senior police official, told AFP.
It was not immediately clear where in the airport the rockets landed and the extent of the damage.
Mian Iftikhar Hussain, information minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of which Peshawar is the capital, confirmed the attack and the same casualty toll.
Two airport officials told AFP that the airport had been closed as a result of the attack and that all flights had been cancelled.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the Pakistani Taliban and other Islamist militia routinely carry out attacks in Peshawar, most notably against government security forces.
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Rocket attack near Peshawar airport kills at least five
DAWN.COM | 1 hour ago
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PESHAWAR: At least five people were killed and dozens sustained injuries in Peshawar when at least three rockets, fired from unknown location, landed near the city’s airport, DawnNews reported.
Initial reports suggest that two rockets were landed near the airport while the third landed on Old Bara Road.
There are reports of counter aerial firing from the Airport Security Forces (ASF) and the law enforcing agencies have blocked the roads around the airport.
The incident has spread fear among the residents.
An emergency has been imposed at all hospitals of the city and the agencies have sealed the airport postponing all arriving and departing flights.
Speaking to a private TV channel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the authorities were still not sure about the location where the rockets were fired from. “At least two people were killed and ten were injured in the attack,” he added.
This is a developing story and will be updated as reports come in.
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Terrorist launch rocket attack at Peshawar airport in Pakistan
PTI / Saturday, December 15, 2012 22:05 IST
At least three rockets were fired at the airport and nearby areas of Peshawar city in northwest Pakistan on Saturday evening, killing two persons and injuring 30 others, witnesses and rescue workers said.
The rockets, fired from an unknown location, landed on the perimeter of the Bacha Khan International Airport, University Town and another residential neighbourhood at around 9 pm, witnesses said.
Officials were quoted by TV news channels as saying that the rockets were fired from the tribal areas adjoining Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
The blasts were followed by intense firing, and security forces returned fire, officials said.
Umar Ayub, a senior official of Khyber Teaching Hospital, said his facility had received two bodies and 30 injured.
Four of the wounded were in a serious condition and were mistakenly included among the dead shortly after the attack, he said.
Children, women and senior citizens were among the injured, all of whom were civilians.
They were injured by shrapnel from the rockets and bullets, Ayub said.
The army cordoned off the airport as all flights were cancelled.
Troops conducted an operation to ascertain if any militants had entered the airport.
TV channels reported that troops were exchanging fire with suspected militants almost 40 minutes after the rockets were fired at the airport.
No group claimed responsibility for the incident though such attacks are usually blamed on the Pakistani Taliban.
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