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A Careful and Calculated PlanOn June 8, 2014, the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi was attacked by 10 armed insurgents associated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan (TTIP / TTP), which claimed credit for the incident. The terrorist’s actions show a careful and calculated plan evidenced by the way in which the group of assailants carried out their operation.The terrorists were wearing stolen security uniforms making their identification difficult to actual law enforcement on site (HUMINT).Suicide vests were worn as a fail-safe to inflict collateral damage once their disguises were compromised.The cargo area was picked as an inception point probably because TTP intelligence identified it as a weak point with minimal security measures, such as surveillance, such as closed circuit tv or response units.The second phase of the attack occurred in a VIP area within a small terminal at Jinnah called “the Haj.” This location was where passengers and diplomats board planes…
