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Google Maps satellite images show a plane blown to bits at Karachi Airport

New Delhi: The Pakistani authorities have claimed that no aircraft were destroyed on Sunday night terror attack but satellite images on Google Maps show a plane parked near the hanger blown to bits.During the course

India TV News Desk Published : Jun 10, 2014 8:05 IST, Updated : Jun 10, 2014 8:14 IST



There is no confirmation whether these images were taken during or after the terror attack.

Rizwan Akhtar, the chief of Pakistan's elite paramilitary Rangers said that a cargo building was left completely gutted by the fire and the explosions, but no planes were damaged.

The attack began just before midnight when 10 gunmen wearing military uniforms and armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades shot their way into the airport's old terminal, which is used mainly for charter and executive flights.

Gun battles raged through the night until security forces regained control of the airport at dawn. Passengers were evacuated and all flights were diverted.

By dawn on Monday, the army said the airport had been secured but heavy smoke rose above the building.
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