Pakistani soldiers patrol following a firing incident near the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on June 10, 2014
A security academy near Karachi's airport came under attack on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after an all-night siege by Taliban gunmen at Pakistan's busiest airport that killed more than 30 people.
Here are the 10 latest developments in this big story:
- There were no casualties in today's attack, said officials. "It was not such a big attack, two people came towards the ASF (Airport Security Force) checkpost and started firing," Colonel Tahir Ali, a spokesman for the force told reporters. "Nobody has been killed or injured," he added.
- The gunmen escaped, officials said. A search operation was launched in the area in an attempt to find the attackers.
- The Pakistan Taliban has claimed responsibility for today's attack in the sprawling city of 18 million.
- The attack took place at the entrance of an Airport Security Force camp, just one kilometre from the passenger terminal.
- The attack raises further questions about authorities' ability to secure key facilities in the face of a seemingly resurgent enemy, as a nascent peace process with the Pakistani Taliban lies in tatters
- Ten Taliban militants disguised as security force members and armed with rocket-propelled grenades stormed the Karachi airport on Sunday night, one of the most brazen attacks in a long-running Pakistani Taliban insurgency. (Well-Trained and Armed Taliban Group Shot its Way into Karachi Airport)
- More than 30 people including 10 gunmen were killed .
- The assault destroyed prospects for peace talks between the Taliban and the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and triggered speculation that the army might opt for an all-out offensive against militant strongholds.
- Today's strike came as Pakistan launched air strikes on a militant-infested tribal district, killing 15 people in apparent retaliation for Sunday night's terror strike at the airport. (Pakistan Pounds 'Terrorist Hideouts' After Karachi Attack)
- The Taliban had described that assault as revenge for the killing of its former chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone strike in November. (Taliban Claims Responsibility for Pakistan Airport Attack)
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