2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack | |
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Location | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 34°02′01″N 71°47′41″E / 34.03361°N 71.79472°E |
Date | 1 December 2017 |
Target | Agricultural Training Institute, Peshawar |
Attack type | Mass murder, school shooting |
Deaths | 9 (+4)[1] |
Injured | 35+[2][3] |
Victims | University students and Forces |
Assailants | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
Defenders | Police, Frontier Corps and Army |
On 1 December 2017, 3–4 gunmen arrived at the hostel of Agricultural Training Institute at Agricultural University Peshawar and started firing as a result of which at least 13 people were killed and 35+ were injured. Tehreek-e-Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.