ISLAMABAD - At least 12 army personnel were killed in a
terrorist attack that broke out late Sunday night at a navy air base in
Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local English TV channel Express
reported Monday.
The report quoted the Deputy Inspector General Police of Karachi as saying
that the death toll on the part of the armed forces in the attack has reached to
12. Besides, two aircraft including one U.S.-made P-3C Orion reconnaissance
plane were also damaged in the attack.
The report quoted a navy spokesman as saying that the on-going fight between
militants and armed forces that has lasted more than 14 hours since about 10:30
p.m. local time Sunday will be over soon. Xinhua
