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Seven heavily armed militants who stormed the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) Minhas airbase at Kamra in the in Attock District of Punjab were killed in the operation to clear the airbase in the early morning of August 16 (today), Dawn reports.
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Seven heavily armed militants who stormed the Pakistan Air Force s (PAF) Minhas airbase at Kamra in the in Attock District of Punjab were killed in the operation to clear the airbase in the early morning of August 16 (today), Dawn reports. One trooper was also killed in the gun battle lasting almost five hours. The militants were said to be armed with automatic weapons, grenades and suicide vests. It was not immediately clear how the attackers managed to enter the sprawling base. Although the attack took place at about 2am, it is likely many of the soldiers on the base were awake for prayers or breakfast during the fasting month of Ramadan.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57148-112995-286158 | 8/16/2012 | Pakistan | Seven militants and one soldier killed in Kamra airbase attack in Attock District of Punjab |
The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Note: incidences are geocoded by the district centroid.
In the same newspaper clipping is further information on the events:
| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57148-112995-286158 | 8/16/2012 | Pakistan | attack | Attok |