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Pakistanis Fight Off Deadly Attack on Naval Base

Raid 'revenge' for Osama bin Laden's death: Taliban

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 23, 2011 7:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – Pakistani troops have defeated a team of Taliban gunmen who raided a naval aviation base in Karachi, killing at least 12 soldiers in a 16-hour battle, reports Reuters. The raid began last night, when militants invaded the compound and used rocket-propelled grenades to destroy warplanes worth millions. They then opened fire, killing several base workers before troops began a counterattack, the BBC reports. “It was the revenge of martyrdom of Osama Bin Laden,” said a Taliban spokesman. “It was the proof that we are still united and powerful.”

Pakistani army commandos enter a naval aviation base following an attack by militants in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 23, 2011.
Pakistani army commandos enter a naval aviation base following an attack by militants in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik briefs the media in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, May 23, 2011.
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik briefs the media in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, May 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Pakistani army commandos drive through the main gate of a naval aviation base following an attack by militants in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 23, 2011.
Pakistani army commandos drive through the main gate of a naval aviation base following an attack by militants in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Residents stand outside Pakistan Navy base in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, May 23, 2011.
Residents stand outside Pakistan Navy base in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, May 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
A Pakistani army commando mans a checkpoint while others check vehicles as they are on alert following an attack by militants on a naval aviation base, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 23, 2011.
A Pakistani army commando mans a checkpoint while others check vehicles as they are on alert following an attack by militants on a naval aviation base, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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Spudsy
May 23, 2011 12:51 PM CDT
Ha! Ignorant two-faced Pakis help the Taliban as insurance against Indian influence in Afghanistan and now the Taliban is destroying the planes the Pakis need to defend/offend against India.  Brilliant. What a bunch of geopolitical clowns.  Let's just let India vaporize the whole stinking country. 
fancygapva
May 23, 2011 8:56 AM CDT
You'd think Pakistan would want a powerful ally like the US instead of plotting with the Taliban against the US. I thought martyrdom was to be desired, now it's to be avenged? 
jerrymac
May 23, 2011 8:40 AM CDT
It is proof that they are nothing but murderous religious fanatics who revel in killing.

 
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