Pakistan an important air force base local time on August 16 assault by taliban militants fighting for several hours, leaving at least ten people dead and dozens wounded.
Pakistan's military says a plane in the attack were destroyed, saying the base not store any nuclear weapons.
The attacks came as base inside there are at least 11 Chinese engineers, they later and other foreigners together be transferred to safe place.
Militants strong burst air force base
Attacks in local time 16 at 2 o 'clock the launch, when a group of in military uniforms, equipment heavy weapons insurgents trying to break into the central punjab's card pull air force base.
Pakistan air force spokesman tariq · mahmoud said the attackers while the night from a nearby village near base, over high about 2.7 m and installation barbed wire fence, into the base. By security personnel intercept the both sides after expansion fierce exchange. Then, bart kind of troops and police to support.
A spokesman for the Pakistan air force said afterward, firefight lasted for several hours, a total of 10 people were killed, including a policeman, and more than security personnel injury. At the scene of the militants were killed on still in used to launch suicide attack jacket.
A local television station quoted military officials said, Pakistan from Ukraine to buy a plane ealy - 78 air tankers by rocket attacks, but only slightly damaged, this rocket is by the air force base outside of the militants launching.
Air force base, the officials also say, this base not store any nuclear weapons. Because beauty prevent long palmer inside tower recently said, if domestic terrorist threat, not stopped, its nuclear weapons may fall into the hands of terrorists.
Comprehensive search slip through the net attackers
The day coming during Ramadan, many people did not go to sleep.
Base an officer told AFP reporter, he heard gunfire and grenade rockets, explosion and saw fire. "Someone with amplifying horn appeal, the soldiers don't leave the barracks, we were barred from the fire area."
Residents method HeMu la khan lived in near base, told Reuters, he was a place in the places of worship, hear gunfire and explosions and mistaken as military training.
"We came close to base one place main entrance restaurant, hear great explosion and saw six police car rushed into the base, realize the accident."
The attacker and the security personnel firefight lasted for hours, temporarily not clear whether the attacker all was driven back. Reuters 16 morning to base, the gunfire already stop, and a helicopter circled overhead.
Mahmoud said: "we are comprehensive search base, to ensure that no attackers slip through the net."
After the attack, security measures has been questioned
Card pull's air force base is located in the central punjab's card pull town, about 60 kilometers from the capital Islamabad, Pakistan's aviation industry company headquarters is located. The company here assembly including "phantom" aircraft and JF - 17 "lightning" aircraft (namely, China and Pakistan joint production of JF - 17 "kamra" aircraft).
The base 2007 and again to be targeted, suicide attacker detonated the bomb near near the base. According to media reports, two attacks no breakthrough base defenses. But many people worry, the same seat base in quick succession attack, safety and security measures provoking questioning.
Last may, the southern port city of Karachi at an air base of the attack, armed personnel and guards firefight about 17 hours, to 10 guard death, two frame American aircraft damage. The taliban then "claim" attacks.
