Terrorist attack in Pakistan Air Force Base in Peshawar, 6 militants gunned down

Militants attacked the Pakistan Air Force camp in the north-western city of Peshawar's Badaber area, early Friday (18 September). A group of between seven to 10 militants attacked a guard post and tried to force their way into the Badaber air base, Major General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter.

Security forces killed three militants, Bajwa informed on Twitter. The gunbattle was still underway.

However, according to the latest reports, six terrorists have been killed in the ongoing encounter.

Praising the security forces quick response to the attack, Bajwal said: "entire response mechanism reacted quick. Effectively surrounded, confined the terrorists in a small area."

According to Pakistani media, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Peshawar has been target of several terrorist attacks. This attack comes after a lull of seven months. In February, this year three heavily armed Taliban militants killed 21 people after taking seize of a Shia mosque.

In one of the worst attacks, in 2014, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP)militants massacred more than 150 people, most of them children at an army-run school.