Terrorist attack in Karachi Pakistan

"Terrorist attack" on an Army base in Karachi Pakistan

A military base where they could hear explosions and gunfire was the target of a "terrorist attack" on the night of Sunday to Monday in Karachi, southern Pakistan, a country where the Taliban-Al Qaeda allies have vowed to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden .

"It's a terrorist attack, more than ten terrorists are inside, attacked a Navy air base located within the national air force base, "he told AFP Sharfuddin Memon, an official with the provincial Ministry of the Interior.

"One of the four aircraft stationed at the base was damaged" and ten people were injured, "he continued.

An AFP journalist on the scene continued to hear explosions and gunfire after midnight.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani confirmed that the naval and air bases are the target of an attack launched Kaachi of "terrorists", a term used by authorities to describe Taliban and their allied Islamist groups.

This attack has not been claimed yet.