Live: Jamaat-ur-Ahrar Claims Attack on Peshawar’s Christian Colony
At least one civilian and two suspected terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire.
- Jamat-ur-Ahrar which is linked to Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack
- Two soldiers, a policeman and two civilian security guards were left wounded in the attack.
- Four attackers, wearing suicide vests and carrying firearms were killed
- Unknown number of militants attacked Christian Colony in Peshawar on early Friday morning
In a separate incident, twin blasts outside a courthouse in Mardan city left at least 12 dead and around 52 wounded, on Thursday.
A report in Dawn stated that Jamat ur-ahrar claimed the attack.
Jamat-ur-Ahrar which is linked to Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a christian neighbourhood, on Thursday.
Taliban spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan said there were “several deaths” in the attack on the neighbourhood near Warsak Dam, in the Khyber tribal region, 20 km (12 miles) northwest of the city of Peshawar.
Attackers Were Wearing Suicide Vests
The military’s information wing said one security guard of the Christian residential area was killed at the start of the attack, at 5:30 am.
Four attackers, wearing suicide vests and carrying firearms, exchanged fire with security forces and were killed, the statement said.
An official said the attackers might have been attempting to enter an adjacent security installation, by exploiting weaker security arrangements in the residential area.
Four Attackers Were Killed in the Attack
In yet another terror attack in Peshawar, unknown number of gunmen attacked Christian Colony in the city’s Warsak garrison on early Friday morning. The area is close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Pakistan’s military said that the attack triggered a shootout in which four attackers were killed along with three security officials.
Two soldiers, a policeman and two civilian security guards were left wounded in the attack.
The area under attack was immediately cordoned off.
The firing reportedly began at around 6 am.
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