Terror strikes Quetta: Police academy attack kills dozens, over 100 hurt

At least 33 trainees were feared killed in an overnight attack by militants on a police training centre in Quetta in southwest Pakistan. (Reuters)

Updated on: Oct 25, 2016 5:54 AM IST

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At least 33 trainees were feared killed in an overnight attack by militants on a police training centre in Quetta in southwest Pakistan. (Reuters)

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A police truck is seen at a gate to the police training centre under siege. The centre normally housed around 700 trainees and around 250 were present in the centre at the time of the attack. (Reuters)

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Pakistani volunteers and police officers rush an injured person to a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, Monday, after two separate attacks in Pakistan. (AP)

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Pakistani volunteers rush an injured person to a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan on Monday. Balochistan’s top health official, Noor Haq Baloch, said at least 106 people were wounded — mostly police trainees and some paramilitary troops. (AP)

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A Pakistani volunteer and a police officer rush an injured person to a hospital in Quetta (AP)

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A Pakistani soldier stands guard outside the police training centre. The attack was one of the deadliest in the region, and the dead toll is expected to rise. In August, a suicide bombing at a Quetta hospital claimed by the Islamic State group and the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of the Pakistani Taliban had killed 73 people. (REUTERS)