Militants storm Pakistan's air base
Neelam Mathews Aug 16, 2012 Militants armed with grenades and suicide vests infiltrated Pakistan's Minhas air base in Kamra near the Aeronautical complex, located in Attock, north Punjab.All seven were killed. Over 30 planes were parked, there including state-of-the-art JF-17 Thunder fighter jets. Kamra is located about 70 kms from the Pakistani capital Islamabad. Kamra Aeronautical Complex is where Pakistan assembles and overhauls JF-17 Thunder fighter jets in collaboration with China. According to reports, at least 11 Chinese engineers were working at the Kamra Aeronautical Complex. In 2009, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex.