Pakistan attack: 'Heavy gunfire' heard at Peshawar training centre

Several people are reported to be injured after gunmen stormed a university in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.

At least two gunman, reportedly disguised in burqas, entered the Peshawar Agriculture Training Institute early Friday morning.

A heavy police presence has arrived in the area and the incident is still ongoing, media reports say.

The college is thought to have been closed for Eid celebrations.

The city of Peshawar, close to the Afghan border, has seen some of the worst of the violence during the Taliban insurgency in recent years.

There were also reports of a blast heard from inside the campus.

"Police and army commandos have cordoned off the campus," chief of police for Peshawar, Tahir Khan, told Reuters news agency.

(BBC)