61 dead in Pakistan police academy attack
Channel: News World
Date: 25/10/2016

Pakistani security officials suspect a local group of extremists may have been behind Monday's attack at a police training academy that killed 61 people.

A group of gunmen stormed into the barracks at the facility near the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday night and opened fire on sleeping police cadets.

Security forces that arrived on the scene exchanged fire with the attackers for more than 4 hours.

All the gunmen are dead. They were either shot by the security troops or detonated the explosives they were carrying.

Provincial government officials said more than 160 people were wounded.
The Amaq news agency, which is linked to the Islamic State group, said 3 fighters of the militant group attacked the academy.

In August, a suicide bombing at a hospital in Quetta killed 70 civilians. The Amaq news agency said the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.