2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack

2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack
LocationPeshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates34°02′01″N 71°47′41″E / 34.03361°N 71.79472°E / 34.03361; 71.79472
Date1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
TargetAgricultural Training Institute, Peshawar
Attack type
Mass murder, school shooting
Deaths9 (+4)
Injured35+
VictimsUniversity students and Forces
AssailantsTehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
DefendersPolice, Frontier Corps and Army

On 1 December 2017, 3–4 gunmen arrived at the hostel of Agricultural Training Institute at Agricultural University Peshawar and started firing as a result of which at least 13 people were killed and 35+ were injured. Tehreek-e-Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.