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Shots are fired at Kabul evacuation plane: Italian transport plane comes under fire during take-off - but is not damaged - hours after warning ISIS attack was imminent
Shots have been fired at an Italian military transport plane as it flew out of Kabul airport hours after a British minister warned an 'imminent' and 'lethal' ISIS attack was expected in the Afghan capital.
The C-130 plane was not damaged in the incident, a source from Italy's Defence Ministry added.
An Italian journalist traveling on the flight told Sky 24 TG that the plane had been carrying almost 100 Afghan civilians when it came under fire minutes after take-off.
Earlier, armed forces minister James Heappey said there is 'very credible reporting' of a 'severe' attack which could happen 'within hours' by ISIS-K, the sworn enemy of the Taliban who want to cause mayhem in the new regime.
The US, Britain and Australia had already told their citizens to flee the airport over the terror threat with Western forces still stationed at the transport hub, with a multiple car-bomb attack feared by officials.
The fears are heaping extra pressure on the operation to evacuate stranded foreigners, with Tuesday's deadline for foreign troops to leave fast approaching.
Meanwhile Afghans who had been told to stay away from Kabul airport are instead flocking to Pakistan and Iran in a bid to escape after the UK told them to head to the border, while many countries have announced they are ending their airlift operations from today.
Mr Heappey told BBC Radio 4 today: 'There is now very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack.
Shots have been fired at an Italian military transport plane as it flew out of Kabul airport hours after a British minister warned an 'imminent' and 'lethal' ISIS attack was expected in the Afghan capital.
The C-130 plane was not damaged in the incident, a source from Italy's Defence Ministry added.
An Italian journalist traveling on the flight told Sky 24 TG that the plane had been carrying almost 100 Afghan civilians when it came under fire minutes after take-off.
Earlier, armed forces minister James Heappey said there is 'very credible reporting' of a 'severe' attack which could happen 'within hours' by ISIS-K, the sworn enemy of the Taliban who want to cause mayhem in the new regime.
The US, Britain and Australia had already told their citizens to flee the airport over the terror threat with Western forces still stationed at the transport hub, with a multiple car-bomb attack feared by officials.
The fears are heaping extra pressure on the operation to evacuate stranded foreigners, with Tuesday's deadline for foreign troops to leave fast approaching.
Meanwhile Afghans who had been told to stay away from Kabul airport are instead flocking to Pakistan and Iran in a bid to escape after the UK told them to head to the border, while many countries have announced they are ending their airlift operations from today.
Mr Heappey told BBC Radio 4 today: 'There is now very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack.