The three terrorists were killed, the area was cordoned off and a mine clearance operation is underway.
Suicide attack at the gate of a federal police headquarters in Peshawar on Monday
Three people were killed and five injured on Monday when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance to the federal police headquarters in Peshawar.
The attack took place in the Saddar area in the northwest of the city and involved three militants, according to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police. Security officials said the three terrorists were suicide bombers; one of them detonated his explosives at the gate while two managed to enter the compound at 8:10 a.m. They added that the area was now secure and there was no cause for concern.
“The three militants were killed during the response operation,” KP Inspector General Zulfiqar Hameed said, adding that two of them were suicide bombers.
The dead and injured included both federal police and civilians, according to Mohammad Asim, a spokesperson for Lady Reading Hospital. Hospital officials said the injured were in stable condition.
Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed Ahmed led the security response. Authorities cordoned off the area and suspended public transportation along the main corridor near the blast site as a precaution. Police sealed off entry and exit points into the city and placed Peshawar on high alert. A mine clearance operation is underway, after which the roads are expected to reopen.
The Inspector General declared Express News that there had been no specific threat alert regarding the assault on the FC headquarters, but added that timely action enabled security personnel to quickly regain control of the situation. The IG noted that similar attacks in the southern districts of the province had recently been foiled and that a province-wide security review was conducted last week.
Rescue 1122 said it had deployed more than 50 rescue workers, as well as six ambulances and fire engines. No group has yet claimed responsibility.
