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Passenger Killed When Bullets Strike Airliner

** Pakistan International Airlines**
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Key Takeaways:

  • Gunmen opened fire on a Pakistan International Airlines airliner landing in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing one passenger and injuring two flight attendants.
  • The Airbus A310 sustained at least 10 bullet strikes, with one bullet narrowly missing the captain in the cockpit.
  • No group claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred amidst a government crackdown, recent threats from the Pakistani Taliban, and a previous major airport assault in Karachi.
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A passenger was killed and the captain nearly struck by a bullet on Tuesday night as gunmen opened fire on an airliner landing at the main airport in Peshawar, Pakistan.

According to news reports, a female passenger sitting next to her daughter died in the attack and two flight attendants were injured when at least 10 bullets struck the Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310 with nearly 200 aboard as it approached the airport after flying from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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