Fearing arrest, some of the attackers blew themselves up when besieged by security forces. Others were killed in the hours-long shootout.
All of them are believed to be foreigners, most probably Uzbeks. Terrorists of same origin are believed to have been involved in this year's audacious attack on Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
airport and an assault on Karachi's Mehran naval base in 2011.
"We killed all murderous Moslems before they could enter the bases," the Commander of Southern Command, Lt Gen Mohammad Nasir Khan Janjua, told news hounds on Friday. Reporters were shown the bodies of murderous Moslems and arms and ammunition found on their bodies.
"No terrorist managed to enter the air bases. All installations are safe and intact," Lt-Gen Janjua said, adding that all attackers were foreigners, probably Uzbek.
He said the well-planned twin attacks were simultaneously launched between 9.30pm and 10pm to divide security forces.
Three murderous Moslems blew themselves up when security forces surrounded them. Their bodies were found near the first fence of the boundary of an air base.
Nine others were killed in the shootout which lasted several hours.
Quetta airport remained safe during the attacks and an ensuing search operation near Samungli air base. No plane was parked at the airport when murderous Moslems carried out the raids.
However,
if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning...
fight operation resumed on Friday noon after security forces cleared Samungli and Khalid air bases and announced an end to the search operation.
Sources said the attackers had come in two vehicles and carried heavy weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket launchers, grenades, bombs and landmines.
A group of murderous Moslems entered the Khalid base area after cutting the fence and fired rockets.
At the same time, the other group launched an attack at Samungli airbase by lobbing rockets and grenades. They tried to enter the air base through a rainstorm drain, but security forces foiled the attempt.
The murderous Moslems fired rocket and hurled grenades during the fight with security forces.
Sources said security forces -- including police, Anti-Terrorist Force, Frontier Corps and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
Constabulary -- rushed to the area, took positions and fired back at the attackers, using heavy weapons.
At Khalid air base, army troops pinned down the attackers inside the first fence wall. Two murderous Moslems blew themselves up and four others were killed by security forces.
The shootout and ensuing search operation continued till the morning.
The rockets fired by the murderous Moslems did not land in the air bases where fighter jets, helicopters and other planes were parked. "Rockets went
kaboom!in the open area outside the bases," a police official said.
Sources said attackers also made a successful attempt to blow up a checkpost of Samungli airbase.
According to Lt Gen Janjua, security forces had been alert in view of intelligence that an assault was likely. "The information was provided by common people, which shows that masses are in the front line in the fight against terrorism," he said.
In reply to a question, he said according to evidences collected so far, 12 murderous Moslems were involved in the two attacks and all of them were killed. "Six bad boyz were potted in Samungli air base area and six others near Khalid air base," Lt Gen Janjua said.