PESHAWAR, Pakistan
Nine people, including women, were killed in an armed attack on a house in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
Around a dozen gunmen raided a house in the suburb of the city and opened fire on the family, according to Fazl-e-Wahid, a city police chief.
"Before barging into the house, the attackers hurled two hand grenades into the house," he said.
The house belonged to a policeman who was killed last year and the deceased included a member of Khyber Agency-based Islamist militia Ansar-ul-Islam, who are known for fighting with more radical militias, including Pakistan's Taliban. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The incident, which took place at 1am on Wednesday morning, is thought to be part of ongoing violence between Ansar-ul-Islam and rival militia Lashkar-e-Islam.
This is the second attack on Ansar-ul-Islam supporters in the last three days. Four women were killed in a suicide attack on a gathering held in connection with the death of one of the group's leaders in Peshawar on Monday.
Though Pakistan's army managed to clear the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) which border Afghanistan of militants by pushing them into mountain hideouts, many of the militants' families have settled in Peshawar.
By Aamir Latif - Anadolu Agency
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