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| Gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar | Gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar |
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| At least six militants have been killed during an attack on a Pakistani air force base in Peshawar, officials say. | At least six militants have been killed during an attack on a Pakistani air force base in Peshawar, officials say. |
| Up to 10 gunmen attacked a guard post and then entered the Badaber air base, Major General Asim Bajwa said. | Up to 10 gunmen attacked a guard post and then entered the Badaber air base, Major General Asim Bajwa said. |
| He said security forces had surrounded the area and a hunt was on for the remaining gunmen. | |
| In an email to reporters, the Pakistani Taliban said they ordered the attack. Peshawar has frequently been targeted by militants. | |
| Last December more than 150 students and teachers were killed when Taliban gunmen attacked an army-run school in the city. | |
| Gen Bajwa said a rapid response force engaged the attackers and contained them around a guard room. | |
| Two soldiers, one of them a major, had been injured in the exchange of fire, he said, but added that "clearance operations" were now in progress. | |
| Later reports said more casualties had arrived in different hospitals. | |
| In an email, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Muhammad Khurasani said a "suicidal unit" had carried out the attack. |