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Jinnah International Airport is Pakistan's largest and busiest airport,and serves as the hub for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the

national flag carrier of Pakistan.

Many domestic and international flights transit through the airport

daily.

This attack was the first large-scale incident in the airport in years, with

the last major incident being the hijacking of the Pan Am Flight 73 in

1986.

Earlier in 2011, a similar attack had taken place on the Mehran naval

airbase in Karachi,

and in 2012, the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar,

northwest Pakistan, was attacked by militants.

ABOUT THIS AIRPORT


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Date : 8 June 2014 (PKT)

Target : Jinnah International Airport

Attack type : Terrorist attack

Deaths : 36 (including 10 attackers)

Non-fatal injuries : 18

Perpetrators : Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

INCIDENT


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On 8 June 2014, 10 militants armed with automatic weapons, a

rocket launcher, suicide vests, and grenades attacked theairport.

The militants launched the attack at the cargo terminal of the

airport. The attack began at 11:20 PM on 8 June and lasted until the

morning around 4:00 AM of 9 June.

WHAT WENT WRONG


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The attackers were dressed as security guards, with somealso wearing suicide vests. They were wearing uniforms of theAirports Security Force (ASF), and had used fake IDs to enterthe airport

A senior Pakistani intelligence official said some of the

militants tried to hijack a plane, but were unsuccessful A hand grenade had also been used in the attack in Ispahani

Hangar


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The attack began at 11:20 PM on 8 June and lasted until themorning around 4:00 AM of 9 June.

About 90 minutes after the attack began, hundreds ofSpecial Services Group commandos arrived on the scene

and began battling the militants. The attackers were reported to have initially seized control

of the airport tarmac and runways.

ENCOUNTER


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Within hours, eight of the ten militants were shot dead by theArmy commandos and the remaining two blew themselves upwhen they were cornered.

The siege officially ended after five hours

After the attack, the airport was cleared and handed over tothe Civil Aviation Authority and ASF.


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36 people, including the ten terrorists, 11 ASF personnel, twoPakistan Rangers officials, a Sindh Police officer, and fourPIA employees (including two senior aircraft engineers)were killed in the incident

At least 18 security personnel were also injured in the attackand admitted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Seven bodies that were burnt beyond recognition were alsorecovered from the airport's cold storage facility after a 28hour rescue operation.

CASUALTIES


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Five aircraft, including three PIA planes (a Boeing 747, an

Airbus A310 and a Boeing 777) and two Shaheen Air planeswere reported damaged

The PIA did not initially elaborate on damage incurred by itsaircraft, although sources reported that the planes had either

been hit by bullets or shrapnel pieces. Two cargo warehouses stored with imported goods to be

exported were reduced to ashes, causing heavy financiallosses for traders and importers.

LOSS/DAMAGE


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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility forthe attack, describing it as retaliation for the death of itsformer chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in NorthWaziristan in a drone attack in November 2013

The TTP also confirmed that the perpetrators wereforeigners of Uzbek ethnicity, belonging to the Islamic

Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), an Al Qaeda-affiliatedorganisation that works closely with TTP and is banned byseveral governments including Pakistan.

Responsibility


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TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid described the

attack as a joint operation of TTP and IMU. The IMU accepted its role in the attack, claiming it as

a revenge for Pakistani military operations againstUzbeks and other foreign militants

And provided photographs of the ten Uzbek fighterswho participated in the airport attack.


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TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid explainedwhy the airport was targeted: "We chose alocation where there would be less civilianand more official casualties

"the main goal of this attack was to damage thegovernment, including by hijacking planes and destroyingstate installations."


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The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimedresponsibility for the Karachi carnage.

"This was revenge for Hakimullah Mehsud's martyrdom"(Mehsud was killed in a U.S. drone strike in November, 2013)

And a warning against the impending military operation thegovernment is preparing against the "helpless and innocenttribes in Waziristan,.

"The biggest reason for attacking Karachi airport is because itserves as the biggest air logistics center supplying goods for theCrusaders' war in Afghanistan and Pakistan," referring to theKarachi Port which handles the Afghanistan-bound U.S.-NATOcargo.

What was the motive for the attack?


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Some of the long-term implications of the attack is the factthat it may make foreign airlines wary of expandingoperations in Pakistan.

Many international air carriers already having scaled backtheir activities since 2008.

Currently, there are 19 international airlines serving Pakistaniairports

The only message flowing from these strikes is thatforeigners and foreign airlines should not fly into Pakistan

Repercussion


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On 11 June, Cathay Pacific Airways notified of a temporarycancellation of its flights to Karachi and stated it wouldcontinue to monitor the situation closely.

The same day, Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen alsopostponed his state visit to Pakistan indefinitely, in view ofthe prevailing situation.

The Ireland cricket team were scheduled to play three OneDay International cricket matches in Lahore, Pakistan inSeptember 2014, but these were cancelled after the attack.

The airport and PIA are estimated to have suffered losses

worth billions of rupees, with one estimate putting theaccumulated loss at over Rs. 180 billion


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Such a coordinated attack is not possible withoutinside information

"the enemy within.

To think very seriously of purging the securityapparatus of such inside supporters

Did the attackers have insideinformation?


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On 10 June, just two days after the airport attack, two to fourunidentified militants opened fire near an Airports SecurityForce academy in Pehlwan Goth, Karachi

After the indiscriminate firing they retreated from Pehlwan Goth

Security forces soon launched a search operation in the area,during which two people were detained

No casualties and injuries were reported in the attack, and nobreach of fence occurred.

ASF academy attack


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STRICT ACCESS CONTROL AT AIRPORTS

IMPERSONATION THROUGH PASSESS HENCE SECURITYNEVER BE COMPLACENT

DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES OF AIRPORT SHOULD BEUNDER SURVEILLANCE

EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE ON INSIDERS SHOULD BE DONE

EFFECTIVE ACCESS CONTROL EQUIPMENT TO BE USED

ANTICIPATE THE FUTURE INCIENT: EXPECT THE

UNEXPECTED.

LESSON LEARNT

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