Saturday, December 15, 2012

Breaking: Rocket Attack On Peshawar, Pakistan Airport Kills At Least 5

It appears to be too early to get a real death toll on this new attack coming from Pakistan but I gotta believe it will rise from five people being killed.  At the same time, it's a bit unusual for the Taliban to do a "rocket" attack so I guess we'll have to wait for someone to take credit for it or more info to come out.

The story comes from DAWN.



Rocket attack near Peshawar airport kills at least five


PESHAWAR: At least five people were killed and dozens sustained injuries in Peshawar when at least three rockets, fired from unknown location, landed near the city’s airport, DawnNews reported.

Initial reports suggest that two rockets were landed near the airport while the third landed on Old Bara Road.

There are reports of counter aerial firing from the Airport Security Forces (ASF) and the law enforcing agencies have blocked the roads around the airport.

The incident has spread fear among the residents.

An emergency has been imposed at all hospitals of the city and the agencies have sealed the airport postponing all arriving and departing flights.

Speaking to a private TV channel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the authorities were still not sure about the location where the rockets were fired from. “At least two people were killed and ten were injured in the attack,” he added.

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