A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban says the group was behind the five-hour assault on the international airport in Karachi that killed 18 people.

Shahidullah Shahid, the spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, said in a statement Monday that the insurgents carried out the attack at the Jinnah International Airport.

The assault started late Sunday when gunmen disguised as policemen opened fire with machine guns and a rocket launcher. Officials said all the passengers were immediately evacuated and that police regained control of the aiport after several hours of fighting.

Shahid says the attack was in "revenge for the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud," the Taliban chief who died in a drone strike last November, and warned of more attacks.

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