Deadly terror attack at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport

Smoke rises above the Jinnah International Airport where security forces continue to battle militants Monday, June 9, 2014, in Karachi, Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked a terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. (AP)

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Fire illuminates the sky above the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi where security forces are fighting with attackers Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked a terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. (AP)

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Smoke billows from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi June 9, 2014. Gunmen attacked one of Pakistan's biggest airports in Karachi on Sunday, killing at least five people, police said. (REUTERS)

Smoke rises after militants launched an early morning assault at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on June 9, 2014.  Pakistan's security forces said on June 9 they have relaunched a military operation at Karachi airport as gunfire resumed several hours after they announced the end of a militant siege that left 24 dead. (AFP)

Rescue workers and paramilitary soldiers gather next to bodies after an attack on Jinnah International Airport, at a hospital morgue in Karachi June 9, 2014. Gunmen attacked one of Pakistan's biggest airports on Sunday and at least 23 people were killed, including all 10 of the attackers, media reported. (REUTERS)

Rescue workers move a soldier, who was wounded in an attack at Jinnah International Airport, outside Jinnah hospital in Karachi June 9, 2014. Gunmen attacked one of Pakistan's biggest airports on Sunday and at least 23 people were killed, including all 10 of the attackers, media reported. (REUTERS)

Paramedic staff move an Airport Security Force (ASF) official, who was wounded in an attack at Jinnah International Airport, outside Jinnah hospital in Karachi June 9, 2014. Gunmen attacked one of Pakistan's biggest airports on Sunday and at least 23 people were killed, including all 10 of the attackers, media reported. (REUTERS) 

Pakistani policemen look at the bodies of security personnel at a hospital following a militants attack on Karachi airport terminal in Karachi on June 9, 2014.  Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi on June 8, killing at least six people as flights were suspended and the army was called in, officials said. (AFP)

Pakistani troops and police commandos take position at the Karachi airport terminal after the militants' assault in Karachi late on June 8, 2014. Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi on June 8, killing at least six people as flights were suspended and the army was called in, officials said. (AFP)

A Pakistani soldier takes position at Jinnah International Airport  where security forces are fighting with gunmen who disguised themselves as police guards and stormed a terminal used for VIPs and cargo, Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. The airport attack still was ongoing early Monday in Karachi, a sprawling port city on the southern coast of Pakistan, although officials said all the passengers had been evacuated.  (AP)

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