The three terrorists have been killed, the area has been cordoned off and the clearance operation is underway.
Suicide attack at the gate of the federal police headquarters in Peshawar on Monday
Three people were killed and five injured on Monday when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of the Federal Police headquarters in Peshawar.
The attack took place in the Saddar area of the northwestern city and involved three militants, according to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police. Security officials have said that the three terrorists were suicide bombers; one detonated his explosives at the door, while two managed to enter the premises at 8:10 a.m. They added that the area has already been secured and there is no cause for concern.
“All 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 personnel and civilians, according to Mohammad Asim, a spokesman 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 traffic along the main corridor near the explosion site as a precaution. Police sealed entry and exit points of the city and put Peshawar on high alert. A clean-up operation is underway, after which the roads are expected to reopen.
The inspector general said Express News that there had been no specific threat alert regarding the assault on the FC headquarters, but added that timely action allowed security personnel to bring the situation under control quickly. The IG noted that similar attacks in the southern districts of the province had recently been thwarted and that a province-wide security review was carried out last week.
Rescue 1122 said it deployed more than 50 emergency workers, along with six ambulances and fire vehicles. No group has yet claimed responsibility.
