Militants attack Samangi airbase, Quetta airport in Pak

August 15, 2014 01:24

Militants tonight tried to storm the heavily-guarded Samangi airbase and airport in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, but the attack was thwarted by security forces who killed one attacker.

Initial reports said that armed militants first fired rockets from a Nallah near the airbase and then tried to storm the complex but were repulsed by security forces. TV channels reported that firing was going on and hand grenades were also hurled towards the airbase and airport - located in the west of the city.

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