PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a passenger plane landing at airport in Peshawar, killing one passenger and wounding two crew members, police and airline representatives said on Wednesday.
The incident took place late Tuesday as the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight arrived in Peshawar from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia with more than 170 passengers on board, airline spokesman Mashud Tajwar said.
"The shots were fired from outside the airport, one lady passenger and two stewards were wounded, the woman later died in the hospital," Tajwar told AFP, adding that the aeroplane landed safely.
Flights at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar have been temporarily halted following the gunfire, police said.
Muhammad Faisal, a senior police official, said that four to five bullets hit the aeroplane. "Flight operations have been temporarily suspended," Faisal told AFP.
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