By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 25, 2016 2:19 am
Attackers reportedly entered the hostels of the training centre and opened fire, possibly also taking some police personnel hostage. (Source: balochistanpolice.gov.pk)
Militants on late late Monday night attacked the Police Training Centre in Quetta, Pakistan injuring at least 12, reports local media. Attackers reportedly entered the hostels of the training centre from the front gate and opened fire, possibly also taking some police personnel hostage.
Five or six terrorists attacked the training centre’s hostel in Sariab Road at around 11:30 pm, according to reports by the Dawn. There were at least 500 cadets present in the centre’s hostel when the attack took place. The Police Training College is loacted at sarib Road in Quetta, Pakistan.
A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the Pakistan Army and Frontier Constabulary troops have arrived at the site along with extra contingents of security forces. A cordon has been established and there is an exchange of gunfire. Explosions have been heard inside the centre.
An emergency has been declared in all government hospitals of the provincial capital, with the injured shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta and the Bolan Medical Complex. Militants have conducted attacks against security forces and national installations in Balochistan, which has been plagued by an insurgency and growing sectarian killings for more than a decade.
With inputs from PTI
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