Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked a terminal at Pakistan’s busiest airport.
Gunmen disguised as police guards stormed a terminal at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi with machine guns and a rocket launcher, killing at least 13 people, according to Associated Press reports.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which sparked an intense firefight that stretched out for several hours.
A spokesman at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi, Dr. Seemi Jamali, said at least 16 people had been seriously injured.
A spokesperson for the Airport Security Force, Shaukat Jamal, said the attack took place late on Sunday, with local media reporting between four and 10 gunmen had stormed the terminal with guns and grenades. Pakistani cable news stations aired footage of what looked like a major fire near a jet at the airport.
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has reportedly ordered an inquiry into the attacks. Staff are being evacuated, and all flights have been suspended.
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and it has seen many militant attacks in the past, including an attack in 2011 where 10 personnel were killed and two aircrafts destroyed in a 17-hour siege.
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