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2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack

2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack
LocationPeshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates34°02′01″N 71°47′41″E / 34.03361°N 71.79472°E / 34.03361; 71.79472
Date1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
TargetAgricultural Training Institute, Peshawar
Attack type
Mass murder, school shooting
Deaths9 (+4)[1]
Injured35+[2][3]
VictimsUniversity students and Forces
AssailantsTehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
DefendersPolice, 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.

  1. ^ "Gunmen attack Peshawar Agricultural Training Institute". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Peshawar attack: Eleven martyred, over 30 injured". dailytimes.com.pk. December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Nine killed, 37 injured as terrorists attack Agriculture Training Institute Peshawar". thefrontierpost.com. December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

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