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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:58 PM
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Pakistan: Militants attack Karachi naval air base (BBC)
Source: BBC

23 May 2011 Last updated at 00:13 GMT

Pakistan: Militants attack Karachi naval air base

Gunmen have attacked a military base in the Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 11 soldiers, officials say.

The well-armed attackers set off explosives and have been fighting gunbattles with navy personnel at the Mehran naval aviation base.

The gunmen are now holding hostages, including Chinese military personnel.

No group has claimed the raid, but the Pakistani Taliban have vowed to avenge the killing of Osama Bin Laden by US special forces on 2 May.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13495127
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Vehl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 09:23 PM
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1. similar thread here

Militants storm Pakistani naval base. Two aircrafts destroyed.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1155247
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Poll_Blind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 11:47 PM
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2. Chinese military personnel? In Karachi naval air base?
:wtf:

PB
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 11:54 PM
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3. China and Pakistan have traditionally been close allies
Edited on Sun May-22-11 11:57 PM by Cali_Democrat
Military and what not. Of course India and China have not been as you can imagine. They have fought wars in the past.
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