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| Name | Security scenes at air force base after attack by militants, eyewitness |
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| Video Discription | (16 Aug 2012) STORYLINE: At least half a dozen suicide bombers armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a major air force base in northern Pakistan before dawn on Thursday, officials said. The attack sparked a heavy battle that killed two security personnel and left parts of the base in flames, they said. The attack on the base in Kamra, located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Islamabad, was a brazen reminder of the threat posed by Islamist militants in Pakistan despite numerous military offensives against their sanctuaries along the Afghan border. Outside the base on Thursday security officials were checking all vehicles entering the complex. A local resident said he first heard firing at 2.30 a.m. (2130 GMT). "We thought some kind of normal activity was going on inside the base. But at around 3.30 a.m., when we got here, we saw a number of police vehicles were parked and we were told that terrorists had attacked," the man said. The base hosts a variety of fighter jets, including F-16s, and it also contains a large factory that makes aircraft and other weapons systems. The militants infiltrated the base under the cover of darkness and began battling security forces at around two a.m. (2100 GMT), according to the Pakistani air force. Other militants fired rocket-propelled grenades at the base from outside, damaging one aircraft. Security forces fought the militants for two hours and were finally able to retake the base, the air force said. The militants did not reach the hangars inside the base. Six militants wearing explosives and two security personnel were killed in the fighting. The head of the base, Air Commodore Muhammad Azam, was wounded. Security forces are searching the area for any militants who may have escaped, said the air force. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion will likely fall on the Pakistani Taliban, who have waged a bloody insurgency against the government for the past several years that has killed tens of thousands of people. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/91844649357046327c772972a41ffc59 GUFfBmjgOBg |
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