Taliban gunmen killed 17 in attack on Pakistan air force base at Peshawar
- 9 years ago
Taliban gunmen stormed a Pakistani Air Force base early on Friday, killing at least 17 people, a military spokesman said, the deadliest attack on a military installation this year.
Sixteen of the dead were killed in a mosque as they offered morning prayers, and a captain died leading the counter-attack against the raiders, 13 of whom were killed, Major General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter.
It was unclear if the 16 killed in the mosque at the Badaber air base in the north-western city of Peshawar were civilians or military, he added.
Sixteen of the dead were killed in a mosque as they offered morning prayers, and a captain died leading the counter-attack against the raiders, 13 of whom were killed, Major General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter.
It was unclear if the 16 killed in the mosque at the Badaber air base in the north-western city of Peshawar were civilians or military, he added.