Two U.S. Consulate security guards among six people killed in terrorist attack on Monday

Two U.S. Consulate security guards among six people killed in terrorist attack on MondayOfficials have informed that two U. S. Consulate security guards were among at least six people killed in a terrorist attack Monday near the consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan.

The New York Times has reported that at least 20 other people were wounded.

A spokesman for the responsible group told CNN that claiming responsibility for the attack near the consulate and a suicide bombing in Dir, another city in the troubled North-West Frontier province, was Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.

A government official has said that at least six people were killed at the consulate assault.

The Times further reported that the U. S. Embassy in Islamabad said two Pakistani security guards, working for the U. S., were among the dead.

State Department spokesman P. J. Crowley said that all U. S. citizens were accounted for, some sustaining minor injuries.

Four militants were also killed, Bashir Ahmad Bilour, a senior provincial minister, said.

It was also said by the U. S. Embassy in a statement that the attack involved a suicide bomb and attackers who were trying to enter the facility by use of grenades and weapons.

According to the reports of CNN, the suicide bombing in Dir, several hours before the assault on the consulate, killed at least 30 people and wounded 50 others.

Bilour further added that in the consulate attack, several militants came in two vehicles, with the front vehicle exploding near a security checkpoint, and gunmen from the second vehicle opening fire.

"They (the militants) were well-organized," Bilour said. "They were well-equipped." (With Inputs from Agencies)