PESHAWAR: At least one policeman was killed and two other people were injured Thursday in a grenade attack at a police checkpost in the northwestern city of Peshawar, DawnNews reported.

According to initial reports, the police check post was located in Peshawar’s Pahari Pura area.

Senior Peshawar police official Sajjad khan told reporters that the attackers had targeted a police checkpost. “One policeman was killed and two other people were injured as a result of the attack,” he said.

The injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. No group has so far claimed responsibility of the attack.

This is a developing story and will be updated as reports come in.