Deaths in Peshawar hotel attack
At least 11 people are reported to have been killed and 46 wounded after a gun and suicide truck bomb attack on a five-star hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
Armed men entered the Pearl Continental hotel in the northwestern city on Tuesday and explosives were then detonated, government and security officials said.
"It was a suicide attack," Sefwat Ghayur, Peshawar's police chief, said.
"Occupants of a double-cabin pick-up truck forced their way in, firing at the security guards. The attackers struck their vehicle into the hotel building, and it exploded on impact."
Mian Iftikhar Hussain, provincial information minister, said that two foreigners were among the dead.
"It would be too early to say anything about the identities of the foreigners," he said.
Medical and rescue efforts at the blast site have been complicated by power blackouts following the explosion.
'Popular' hotel
Peshawar is the capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) where Pakistani government forces have battled fighters loyal to the Taliban in recent weeks.
Taliban fighters had threatened to stage a series of attacks against civilian and government targets in retaliation for the military offensive in the province.
Deaths in Peshawar hotel attack
Deaths in Peshawar hotel attack
At least 11 people are reported to have been killed and 46 wounded after a gun and suicide truck bomb attack on a five-star hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
Armed men entered the Pearl Continental hotel in the northwestern city on Tuesday and explosives were then detonated, government and security officials said.
"It was a suicide attack," Sefwat Ghayur, Peshawar's police chief, said.
"Occupants of a double-cabin pick-up truck forced their way in, firing at the security guards. The attackers struck their vehicle into the hotel building, and it exploded on impact."
Mian Iftikhar Hussain, provincial information minister, said that two foreigners were among the dead.
"It would be too early to say anything about the identities of the foreigners," he said.
Medical and rescue efforts at the blast site have been complicated by power blackouts following the explosion.
'Popular' hotel
Peshawar is the capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) where Pakistani government forces have battled fighters loyal to the Taliban in recent weeks.
Taliban fighters had threatened to stage a series of attacks against civilian and government targets in retaliation for the military offensive in the province.
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