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| Pakistani security forces arrives to take position near the military airbases after an attack by militants in Quetta late on August 14, 2014. —AFP photo |
Imran Qureshi, the Superintendent of Police told Dawn the operation was completed in the early hours of Friday.
Security forces also detained five suspects in connection with the attack targeting Samungli Air Base.
One militant in injured condition was also arrested by security officials and shifted to an unknown place for interrogation.
"Police are interrogating the suspects,” Qureshi said.
The dead militants seem to be 25 to 30 years of age.
"All dead terrorists seem to be Uzbeks,” Sarfaraz Bugti, the Home Minister Balochistan told Dawn.
Police said five militants were killed by security forces during the attack on the Samungli air base and five were killed at the Khalid Air Base located in the heart of Quetta cantonment.
A thorough search operation was conducted in the areas surrounding the Samungli base.
More than 20 huge explosions were heard during the operation, police said, adding that the blasts were followed by intense firing.
In the meantime, Quetta Airport was also closed for all kinds of flight operations. Security was tightened in and around the airport to avert any untoward incident.
Khan Wasey, a spokesman for Frontier Corps, told Dawn that the militants opened fire at the air base and hurled grenades.
He said security forces quickly responded and two militants were killed on the spot.
Wasey stated that the attackers also fired seven rockets that landed in the premises of the Khalid air base located in Quetta cantonment and in the Samungli air base area.
The injured policemen and ASF personnel were rushed to Civil Military Hospital Quetta for medical treatment. Emergency was imposed in the hospital to treat the injured.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Police and personnel from other security agencies had conducted a joint operation a month ago and arrested 100 suspects from Samungli, Kharotabad and other surrounding areas of the airport. Dawn
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