The Karachi airport attacked incident happened after another separate suicide bombing incident which happened in the country's southwest. According to authorities, the bombing incident left 23 Shiite pilgrims returning from Iran killed.
The Huffington Post reports that nobody yet has been held responsible for Jinnah International Karachi airport attacked, as well as the suicide bombing incident in the Baluchistan province. Nevertheless, the attacks reportedly came after peace talks with the local Taliban faction and other militants with the government have faltered for the past weeks.
According to reports, the incident of Karachi airport attacked began late Sunday and ended before dawn Monday. As of the moment, officials said that all passengers had already been evacuated.
Karachi airport attacked and the airport will be closed until at least Monday night, said a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority. It still isn't clear if there is indeed a connection between the airport assault and the Baluchistan bombing. Unfortunately, attacks such as these are familiar in Pakistan, which has witnessed the death of thousands due to the militant attacks.
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