Six people, including four attackers, were killed when heavily armed militants in two vehicles tried to storm the US consulate in Peshawar on Monday, a Pakistani minister said. In a statement by the US Consulate General in Peshawar, the United States condemned the attack. According to the release, two Pakistani security guards employed by the Consulate General were among those killed in the attack. Pakistani Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack on the consulate.
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