According to a Reuters report, gunmen allegedly stormed Pakistan's paramilitary force headquarters in Peshawar on Monday. The news agency was also informed by police officials that at least three persons had died.
Peshawar police commander Mian Saeed told AFP that the three dead were FC (Federal Constabulary) officers stationed at the gate.
According to AFP, "Four others were wounded," citing Mian Saeed, the chief of police in Peshawar. According to the police chief, two assailants were shot and killed by security personnel, while one attacker detonated explosives.
Residents are shocked by a suicide bombing and blast, and highways are blocked.
Several locals claimed to have heard a blast-like boom emanating from the FC headquarters in Peshawar when the first reports of the attack appeared on X.
Residents are shocked by a suicide bombing and blast, and highways are blocked.
Several locals claimed to have heard a blast-like boom emanating from the FC headquarters in Peshawar when the first reports of the attack appeared on X.
According to accounts on social media, two explosions were heard nearby before the Frontier Corps headquarters was attacked. Active firing was also audible in a number of web videos.
Pakistani officials verified that the two explosions that were posted on social media were caused by suicide bombers.
"The first suicide bomber first carried out an attack on the main entrance of the constabulary and the other one entered the compound," an anonymous senior official told Reuters.