Setting off powerful explosions and firing from automatic weapons, militants dressed in battle fatigues today made a brazen attempt to storm the US consulate within the cantonment in this Pakistani city today, killing at least one person and injuring several others.
The heavily-armed militants came in two cars and raked two security check posts near the US consulate with gunfire.
Before attacking the check posts, they set off at least three powerful explosions, apparently as a cover for carrying out
the attack.
The outer wall of the consulate was damaged in the explosions, TV channels reported.
One person was killed and several injured in the attack, who were rushed to the state-run Lady Reading Hospital, TV news channels reported. Several buildings near the consulate were also damaged in the explosions.
The attackers were wearing uniforms of the Frontier Corps and also targeted an armoured car at Shama Chowk, Geo News channel reported.
The US consulate is located near several key thoroughfares of Peshawar, including the Mall Road, Michni Road and Fort Road.
Several important military facilities are also situated near the consulate.
The three blasts occurred within 20 minutes in the area around the consulate. The first blast went off at 1.19 pm and the two others occurred at 1.31 and 1.33 pm.
Geo News channel captured the second and third blasts.
- Indian Journalist.
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