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The Pakistan Taliban have claimed responsibility for a jolting, deadly attack on Karachi's airport that led at least 26 people dead.
The militant group said it launched the assault in revenge for a US drone attack that killed its leader while a senior official said several of the fighters appeared to be foreign.
Show all 15 1 /15In pictures: Karachi airport attack In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Pakistani airport security staff help an injured airlines employee (C) to leave a terminal following attacks by gunmen the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Pakistani police officers display confiscated ammunition and the dead bodies of terrorists who attacked the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Pakistan's security forces said they have relaunched a military operation at Karachi airport as gunfire resumed several hours after they announced the end of a militant siege that left many dead
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Smoke billows from inside the Jinnah International Airport, after suspected Islamic militants attacked the airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Pakistani policemen show seized weapons after militants attacked Jinnah International Airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Rescue workers move a soldier, who was wounded in an attack at Jinnah International Airport, outside Jinnah hospital in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan A Pakistani security personnel arrange seized weapons after militants attacked Jinnah International Airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan
Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked a terminal at Pakistan's busiest airport with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Pakistani Rangers secure the boundary wall after suspected militants attacked Jinnah International Airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Hundreds of army and police personnel had been locked in battles with ten heavily armed attackers who have taken positions in different areas inside the country's largest airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan All flight operations have been suspended for 24 hours at the airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan The attack on the airport and the claiming of responsibility by the Taliban will present another challenge for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose government has been involved in faltering efforts to establish a ceasefire and peace agreement with the militants
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan The attack on Karachi's Jinnah International Airport was launched by around 10 gunmen wearing military uniform who shot their way into the facility, located in the east of the port city. Ten hours later, with smoke billowing from the premises, security forces were still conducting patrols to ensure all the militants had been killed or captured
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Pakistani security officials take positions after suspected militants attacked Jinnah International Airport in Karachi
In pictures: Karachi airport attack Pakistan Fire illuminates the sky above Karachi airport terminal where security forces are fighting with attackers
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