Evidence gathered by Pakistani investigators has indicated that Taliban militants who attacked a key airbase last month had contacts with security personnel at the facility, according to a media report today.

Evidence gleaned from closed-circuit television footage of the brazen attack on Kamra airbase on August 16 indicates that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militants had “contacts” with security personnel, The Express Tribune quoted its sources as saying.

The report did not give details of the alleged contacts.

The evidence collected by Pakistan Air Force officials heading the inquiry into the attack suggested that “some security personnel who had possible involvement in the attack would be court martialled”, the report said.

The CCTV footage also showed that the attackers did not face much resistance from PAF personnel at the airbase, the report said.

In a bid to escape the heavy firing by the militants, security personnel took shelter in a room.

Footage from one surveillance camera allegedly showed that the attackers had a meeting around a table after their assault on the base.

One CCTV camera captured nine minutes of footage while another captured five more minutes.

Nine terrorists and two security personnel were killed during the attack on Kamra airbase.

Officials had said a Saab-2000 surveillance aircraft was damaged by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by the attackers.

However, The Express Tribune reported that a reconnaissance aircraft was destroyed and two others were partially damaged.

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