Pakistan Police Training Center Attack Leaves Dozens Dead

Mazhar Chandio/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(QUETTA, Pakistan) — Militants stormed a police college in Quetta, Pakistan, on Monday in a deadly attack.

More than 20 were killed and over 65 injured, according to Balochistan provincial home minister Mir Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti, who said the numbers were expected to rise.

Bugti said three terrorists attacked the police training center in southwest Pakistan, first shooting a guard in a watchtower before entering the building. Two of the terrorists died after detonating explosive vests and the third was killed by security forces, he said.

Pakistani troops took part in an operation to stop the attack that lasted about four hours, according to Major General Sher Afgan of the Frontier Corps, and 250 recruits were rescued.

No group had claimed responsibility for the attack as of Monday night.

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