At least three officers were killed on Monday morning when two suicide bombers struck the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, police and rescue officials reported.
The assault occurred in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, according to city Police Chief Saeed Ahmad.
“One attacker detonated his explosives at the main gate of the provincial headquarters of the Federal Constabulary, while the second bomber was shot and killed by officers near the parking area,” Ahmad said.
He added that “a swift response by security forces prevented more casualties and the situation was quickly brought under control.”
No organization has claimed responsibility for the bombing so far.
However, the Pakistani Taliban, also referred to as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, have been suspected in previous attacks in the region amid a recent surge in militant activity.
These attacks have further strained relations between Islamabad and Afghanistan’s Taliban administration, with Pakistan accusing the Pakistani Taliban of operating with relative freedom inside Afghanistan since the Taliban came to power in 2021.
