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| Gunmen attack Kamra military air base in Pakistan | Gunmen attack Kamra military air base in Pakistan |
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| Gunmen have attacked a Pakistani military air base and are engaged in a fierce fire-fight with security forces, officials say. | Gunmen have attacked a Pakistani military air base and are engaged in a fierce fire-fight with security forces, officials say. |
| Militants attacked the Minhas air base at Kamra, about 60km (35 miles) north-west of the capital Islamabad, in the early hours of Thursday. | Militants attacked the Minhas air base at Kamra, about 60km (35 miles) north-west of the capital Islamabad, in the early hours of Thursday. |
| The Pakistani air force said troops had cordoned off the area and that the "terrorists" had been surrounded. | The Pakistani air force said troops had cordoned off the area and that the "terrorists" had been surrounded. |
| It is not known if there are any casualties. | It is not known if there are any casualties. |
| All Pakistan's air bases have been placed on high alert following the attack. | |
| A police officer outside the air base, Hafeez Aulakh, said he could hear intense gunfire and see flames leaping up from inside, the Associated Press news agency reported. | A police officer outside the air base, Hafeez Aulakh, said he could hear intense gunfire and see flames leaping up from inside, the Associated Press news agency reported. |
| Reports said the gunmen had been wearing military uniforms. | |
| No group has said it carried out the attack but Islamist militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban have previously targeted military bases. | No group has said it carried out the attack but Islamist militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban have previously targeted military bases. |
| In May 2011, militants attacked the Mehran naval air base in Karachi, killing 10 soldiers. | In May 2011, militants attacked the Mehran naval air base in Karachi, killing 10 soldiers. |
| It took security forces about 17 hours to secure the base on that occasion. | It took security forces about 17 hours to secure the base on that occasion. |
| In 2009 a suicide bomber killed six people at a military checkpoint in Kamra, in Punjab province. | In 2009 a suicide bomber killed six people at a military checkpoint in Kamra, in Punjab province. |
| Minhas is one of Pakistan's biggest air bases with about 30 fighter jets including new JF-17 planes - jointly developed with China - that are being assembled there. |