3 Terrorists Gunned Down After Attack On Pakistan Airbase That Left 14 Dead: Report

The Pakistan Army said it has "neutralised" three terrorists after an attack on an airbase left 14 dead, reported Dawn.

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Pakistan Army on Saturday said it gunned down three terrorists in response to a series of attacks in the country, including in an airbase, that left at least 17 soldiers dead. Other incidents include a remote-controlled bomb explosion in Dera Ismail Khan and a security operation in KP’s Lakki Marwat. Another fourth incident remote-controlled blast in Dl Khan that left 5 dead and at least 24 injured. 

“On Nov 4, 2023, in the early hours of the day, Mianwali Training Air Base of Pakistan Air Force came under a failed terrorist attack which, Alhumdollilah, due to the swift and effective response by the troops, has been foiled and thwarted, ensuring the safety and security of personnel and assets,” the army's public relations wing, Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement, according to a report by Dawn.

It said that the three alleged terrorists were “neutralised while entering the base while the remaining three terrorists have been cornered/isolated due to timely and effective response by the troops”.

“However, during the attack, some damage to three already grounded aircraft and a fuel bowser also occurred,” the statement added.

“A comprehensive joint clearance and combing operation is in the final stages to completely clear the area," said the ISPR, vowing to remain committed to “eliminating menace of terrorism from the country at all costs.”

On Friday, 14 Pakistani soldiers were killed after an attack on the troops in Gwadar district. 

Without identifying the assailants, the ISPR in a statement on Friday said, "Two vehicles of security forces moving from Pasni to Ormara in Gwadar District were ambushed by the terrorists." 

"Sanitisation operation is being carried out in the area and perpetrators of this heinous act will be hunted down & brought to justice," the army statement added, without mentioning the group behind the attack, according to a Reuters report.