Suicide Bombers Attack Pakistan Paramilitary Headquarters, Kill Three
By Anne Osemekeh, Abuja
Three personnel have bern killed and five others wounded after suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday.
Police said the attackers opened fire as they forced themselves into the headquarters of the frontier constabulary in Peshawar city before blowing themselves up inside the complex.
A senior official who spoke on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media, said he first suicide bomber carried out an attack on the main entrance of the constabulary and the others entered the compound,
“Law enforcement personnel, including the army and police, have cordoned off the area and are carefully handling the situation as we suspect there are some terrorists inside the headquarters,” the official added.
The headquarters of the force is located in a densely populated area of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
A resident of the area, Safdar Khan said the road has been closed for traffic and cordoned off by the army, police and (security) personnel.
The Force’s spokesperson, Mohammad Asim, said the five wounded people, including two paramilitary personnel, were taken to Lady Reading Hospital.
No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
It is noted that Islamist militants operating in the region have ramped up attacks in recent weeks after last month’s deadly border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistan blames the Afghan Taliban for harbouring the militants who it says launch cross-border attacks, a charge Kabul denies.
