Gunmen have attacked a university in northwest Pakistan with reports of security forces battling it out with the assailants inside the school.
The ongoing assault began on Wednesday morning at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, about 140km from the capital Islamabad.
Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, said initial details were scarce and that security forces’ operations were hampered by heavy fog.
“According to police sources, three attackers entered the university of about 3,000 students. Eyewitnesses are saying they’ve heard at least one large explosion and they can still hear the gunfire.
“Security forces have rushed a heavy contingent to the area.”
Source: Al Jazeera
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