Official: Gunmen Attack Pakistan’s Karachi Airport

Pakistani security personnel stand guard as former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrives at Karachi airport to leave for Islamabad, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, April 1, 2013. Musharraf returned to the count... Pakistani security personnel stand guard as former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrives at Karachi airport to leave for Islamabad, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, April 1, 2013. Musharraf returned to the country after four years in self-imposed exile to participate in the coming general elections scheduled in May 2013. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) MORE LESS
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An official in Pakistan says five people have been killed after gunmen attacked a terminal at Karachi’s international airport.

Dr. Seemi Jamali of Jinnah Hospital said five bodies had been brought there, as well as one wounded person.

Shaukat Jamal, a spokesman for the Airport Security Force, said gunmen attacked the terminal late Sunday.

Pakistani television stations aired footage of what appeared to be a major fire at the airport, with the silhouette of a jet seen.

Jamal said the Pakistani military has been called in and that police are fighting the attackers.

The attack happened at a terminal not generally used for commercial flights but for special VIP flights.

Karachi is Pakistan’s largest city and has been the site of frequent militant attacks in the past.

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