ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320511
| Date: | Sunday 8 June 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Air Indus |
| Registration: | AP-BLF |
| MSN: | 27469/2864 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI) -
 Pakistan
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |
On 8 June 2014 at 23:10 hours, ten militants armed with automatic weapons, a rocket launcher, suicide vests, and grenades attacked Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan.
Several aircraft were damaged in the attack. An Air Indus official, stated that one of their Boeing 737-300's was damaged beyond repair when a rocket propelled grenade went right through its frame, damaging electrical wiring and other systems.
Sources:
The Express Tribune, 7-1-2016
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