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| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least six heavily armed attackers stormed a police training college in southwestern Pakistan late Monday, trapping at least 250 cadets and staff. The security forces quickly mounted an operation to clear the premises, army officials said. | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least six heavily armed attackers stormed a police training college in southwestern Pakistan late Monday, trapping at least 250 cadets and staff. The security forces quickly mounted an operation to clear the premises, army officials said. |
| It was not immediately clear how many people were being held hostage, but heavy exchanges of gunfire were reported between the attackers and the security forces early Tuesday. Intelligence officials said army commandos had entered the building that the militants had taken, and were in the process of clearing rooms. At least 12 people were taken to hospitals, officials said. | It was not immediately clear how many people were being held hostage, but heavy exchanges of gunfire were reported between the attackers and the security forces early Tuesday. Intelligence officials said army commandos had entered the building that the militants had taken, and were in the process of clearing rooms. At least 12 people were taken to hospitals, officials said. |
| The siege unfolded near Quetta, the capital of the restive Baluchistan Province, which has simmered with a low level separatist insurgency by Baluch rebels. At the same time, Taliban militants maintain a presence in Quetta and many regions of the province that borders Afghanistan. | |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. | |
| Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, the chief minister of Baluchistan, told local news media that “we received intelligence reports three to four days back that terrorists, suicide bombers planned to target Quetta.” | Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, the chief minister of Baluchistan, told local news media that “we received intelligence reports three to four days back that terrorists, suicide bombers planned to target Quetta.” |
| “Security was already on high alert and maybe that is why they have targeted the police training center on the outskirts of the city,” Mr. Zehri told the GEO News television network. | |
| The police training college, about nine miles from Quetta city, covers about 250 acres. | The police training college, about nine miles from Quetta city, covers about 250 acres. |