ISIS gun attack in Pakistan leaves at least 59 dead as jihadi thugs storm cops’ training centre

AT least 59 cadets have been killed after ISIS gunmen opened fire on a police academy in Pakistan.

Authorities fear at least 100 more were injured during the massacre in the city of Quetta.

The terror group has since claimed responsibility for the horror attack.

All the attackers were killed by security forces.

One witness said: "I saw three men in camouflage whose faces were hidden carrying Kalashnikovs.

"They started firing and entered the dormitory but I managed to escape over a wall."

Some 200 trainees are usually stationed at the facility, officials said.

"Around five terrorists entered police training centre and they have taken police recruits (at) gunpoint," a senior security official in Quetta said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press.

Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, home minister of Baluchistan province, of which Quetta is the capital, confirmed early on Tuesday that at least five or six gunmen had attacked a hostel where police recruits were staying.

The attack appeared well coordinated, with senior law enforcement agencies saying that assailants had fired at the police training centre from five different points, another security official in the area said.

Later, the attackers entered the centre's hostel where around 200 to 250 police recruits were resting and sleeping, the security officials said.

By about 1 a.m. Pakistan time, at least three explosions had been reported at the scene by local media, but there was no immediate word of any additional casualties. Gunfire could still be heard, media said.

The Police Training Centre covers about an acre of land located about 13 kilometres outside the main city of Quetta.

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