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59 killed in attack on police academy in Pakistan

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10-25-2016 12:29 BJT

Heavily-armed attackers wearing suicide vests stormed a Pakistani police academy Monday night in the southwestern city of Quetta. Government officials said at least 59 people were killed and 117 others were wounded. Five to six gunmen raided a dormitory where some 200 trainees were resting and sleeping.

A Pakistani volunteer and a police officer rush an injured person to a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, Oct 24, 2016. [Photo/IC]

A Pakistani volunteer and a police officer rush an injured person to a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, Oct 24, 2016. [Photo/IC]

 Some were also taken hostage. An operation to clear the facility lasted five hours. Monday's assault was the deadliest in Pakistan since a suicide bomber killed 70 people at a hospital in the same city two months ago.

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