Militants attack PAF camp in Peshawar, three terrorists killed: ISPR
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) camp at Inqalab road in Peshawar's Badaber area has come under attack early Friday.
Three militants have been killed in an exchange of fire with security forces, Director-General Inter Services Public Relations Major-General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter.
Security forces at the scene of the attack. ─ DawnNews screengrab.
The attack was carried out by a group of seven to 10 terrorists, he said.
Following the attack, a heavy contingent of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) reached the spot. Exchange of fire with the militants is ongoing. The area has been sealed by security forces.
The DG ISPR said terrorists attacked the guard room at the camp early in the morning. The QRF reached the scene and surrounded the attackers, isolating them.
Bajwa confirmed that around seven to 10 terrorists had attempted to break into the camp. The terrorists had been engaged and contained around the guard room area of the camp.
He said three terrorists had been killed so far, while the rest had been confined to a small area.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as yet.
On Aug 16, 2012 militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons had carried out a brazen attack under cover of darkness on the Minhas base of the PAF at Kamra,
Dawn newspaper reported. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the assault on Kamra air base.
Peshawar has suffered numerous Taliban attacks but it was not immediately clear who was behind this ambush.
The city suffered the worst terror attack in Pakistani history in December 2014 when TTP gunmen massacred more than 150 people, most of them children, at an army-run school.
But recently then there has been a lull in violence. The last deadly attack in the city came in February when three heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a Shia mosque, killing 21 people.
Military operation Zarb-i-Azb was launched against insurgent hideouts in North Waziristan on June 15 following a brazen militant attack on Karachi's international airport and the failure of peace talks between the government and TTP negotiators.
Officials say nearly 3,000 militants have been killed since the launch of the latest offensive.
This is a developing story that will be further updated as new information is received.
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