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Gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar | Gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar |
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Militants have killed at least 16 worshippers at a mosque inside an air force base in Peshawar, officials say. | |
The gunmen stormed a guard post and then entered the Badaber air base and attacked a mosque at the site, Major General Asim Bajwa said. | |
He said security forces killed 13 militants and were searching for the remaining gunmen. | |
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 on Friday morning and contained them around a guard room. | |
"Clearance operations" were in progress to secure the site, he added. | "Clearance operations" were in progress to secure the site, he added. |
An unnamed military official told the Reuters news agency that the militants had "explosives-laden jackets and were armed with hand-propelled grenades, mortars, AK-47 rifles". | |
Reports say about 20 people, including 10 soldiers, were also injured in the exchange of fire. | |
In an email, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Muhammad Khurasani said a "suicidal unit" had carried out the attack. | In an email, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Muhammad Khurasani said a "suicidal unit" had carried out the attack. |
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack, saying: "Terrorists will be rooted out from the country." | |
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