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| Militants Attack Khyber Office in Pakistan | |
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| PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants disguised as tribal police officers and wearing vests packed with explosives mounted a coordinated attack on a central office of the tribal administration in Peshawar on Monday, killing five people and wounding seven others. | PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants disguised as tribal police officers and wearing vests packed with explosives mounted a coordinated attack on a central office of the tribal administration in Peshawar on Monday, killing five people and wounding seven others. |
| The attackers struck the offices of the political agent of the Khyber tribal agency, which lies along the border with Afghanistan and whose main administrator works from an office in Peshawar. The agent is the senior administrative officer for Khyber. | The attackers struck the offices of the political agent of the Khyber tribal agency, which lies along the border with Afghanistan and whose main administrator works from an office in Peshawar. The agent is the senior administrative officer for Khyber. |
| One bomber set off his explosives near the main entrance to the complex, killing one guard and wounding five others. | One bomber set off his explosives near the main entrance to the complex, killing one guard and wounding five others. |
| At least two other assailants entered the compound and exchanged fire with police officers defending it. Four members of the paramilitary force were killed, either by gunfire or a blast set off by one of the attackers. | At least two other assailants entered the compound and exchanged fire with police officers defending it. Four members of the paramilitary force were killed, either by gunfire or a blast set off by one of the attackers. |
| “One of them was shot and wounded before he exploded himself, bringing down the roof of the control room and the adjacent waiting room,” said Imran Shahid, the senior police superintendent for Peshawar. | “One of them was shot and wounded before he exploded himself, bringing down the roof of the control room and the adjacent waiting room,” said Imran Shahid, the senior police superintendent for Peshawar. |
| A police official told The Associated Press that four militants had been involved in the attack and had appeared to be trying to free prisoners who had just arrived at the compound in a van. | A police official told The Associated Press that four militants had been involved in the attack and had appeared to be trying to free prisoners who had just arrived at the compound in a van. |
| The police chief said the bomber had appeared to be headed for the office of the political agent. “The political agent was the obvious target,” he said. “He is safe.” | The police chief said the bomber had appeared to be headed for the office of the political agent. “The political agent was the obvious target,” he said. “He is safe.” |
| A deputy administrator of the tribal region was wounded when the roof of the building came crashing down on him, another security official said. | A deputy administrator of the tribal region was wounded when the roof of the building came crashing down on him, another security official said. |
| The deputy administrator had convened a meeting of tribal elders to discuss security, said the security official, who asked not to be named. An official with the bomb disposal squad said the attackers had worn vests packed with explosives that weighed about 16 pounds each. | The deputy administrator had convened a meeting of tribal elders to discuss security, said the security official, who asked not to be named. An official with the bomb disposal squad said the attackers had worn vests packed with explosives that weighed about 16 pounds each. |