Quetta attack: 'The attackers were wearing shawls'
October 25, 2016 08:18
An eyewitness to the Pakistan police academy attack, told reporters that he saw three terrorists directly enter the barracks. "They started firing. We saw them and started screaming. We ran upstairs towards an exit."
He described the terrorists being covered in shawls.
The barracks and hostel blocks are situated deep inside the compound, making it hard to hear any sounds of gunshots from the building.
On Monday night, three terrorists stormed the academy, which was housing around 700 police cadets and recruits in the college hostel, and opened fire, killing 60 cadets.
It was only on Tuesday morning, that the operation ended with the death of the three terrorists.
Senior law enforcement agencies said that assailants had fired at the police training centre from five different points.
Two terrorist reportedly entered the premises after shooting at the guard manning the check post near the front gate, while the third reportedly climbed the rear wall of the police centre.
An official said that initial investigations showed the terrorists were in the hostel, and as it was dark, there was trouble in identifying friend from foe.
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