Attackers fired three rockets at a small airport being used as a base by Pakistani troops hunting for al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives, but there were no injuries or damages, a military official said Sunday. The attack happened late Friday in Bannu, about 155 miles southwest of the capital Islamabad, said Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan, a military spokesman. There was no claim of responsibility, and Sultan said the military was trying to determine who might have carried out the attack. “We are ascertaining details of the attack,” he said. Two rockets exploded in deserted areas inside the airport grounds. The third rocket was failed to explode, he said. Bannu is located at the edge of a tribal region where Pakistani and U.S. officials are searching for al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives, who are believed to use Pakistani soil to launch attacks into neighboring Afghanistan. Full Story
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