In pictures: Terror strikes Peshawar again

Published December 1, 2017
Family members of officials trapped inside the ATI wait outside. ─ AP
Family members of officials trapped inside the ATI wait outside. ─ AP
Army troops rush to the ATI which was stormed by terrorists in Peshawar. ─ AP
Army troops rush to the ATI which was stormed by terrorists in Peshawar. ─ AP
Security personnel take position outside the Agricultural Training Institute after the attack. ─ AFP
Security personnel take position outside the Agricultural Training Institute after the attack. ─ AFP
Army troops enter the ATI after the attack. ─ AFP
Army troops enter the ATI after the attack. ─ AFP
A police commando escorts rescued ATI staff members to safety. ─ AFP
A police commando escorts rescued ATI staff members to safety. ─ AFP
Staff rush a man to a hospital after he was injured during a crackdown operation against the terrorists. ─ AP
Staff rush a man to a hospital after he was injured during a crackdown operation against the terrorists. ─ AP
Troops take position outside the ATI. ─ AP
Troops take position outside the ATI. ─ AP
Staff rush security personnel injured during the operation to a hospital. ─ AP
Staff rush security personnel injured during the operation to a hospital. ─ AP
A military helicopter conducts aerial surveillance over the site of the attack. ─ AFP
A military helicopter conducts aerial surveillance over the site of the attack. ─ AFP
A security officia carries an injured man to an ambulance at the site of the attack. ─ AP
A security officia carries an injured man to an ambulance at the site of the attack. ─ AP
Rescue officials carry an injured student away from the ATI after the attack. ─ AFP
Rescue officials carry an injured student away from the ATI after the attack. ─ AFP

At least nine people were killed and 37 others injured as at least three terrorists attacked Peshawar's Agricultural Training Institute on Friday morning.

The terrorists stormed the ATI hostel, where around 150 people were present on the Eid Miladun Nabi holiday, firing indiscriminately, according to eyewitness accounts.

Three terrorists were neutralised in an operation conducted by security forces. The quick response by police, the army and Frontier Corps is believed to have restricted the damage that could have been done by the attackers.

The attack was claimed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.

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