At least six security personnel were killed and 22 others injured today in a terrorist attack on a security headquarters located inside a fort in northwest Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The terrorists attacked FC line in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering south Waziristan. Three attackers were also gunned down during the exchange of fire.

The injured had been shifted to the hospital.

TTP is being blamed for this attack.

According to Pakistani media, the terrorists were attacking in the style of Nushki and Panjgur. In Nushki and Panjgur, the terrorists were hiding inside the camp for several days and they killed dozens of soldiers.

It is being told that these attackers were armed with automatic weapons. Bodies of 3 terrorists have been recovered from the spot. The administration has blocked all roads leading to this area.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban is being suspected for this attack but it is yet to be confirmed. TTP terrorists hide in Afghanistan and often carry out deadly attacks on the Pakistani army.