Pakistan army kills four suicide bombers at Christian colony

Armed groups in Pakistan routinely target religious minorities, including Christians.

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Four suicide bombers who were trying to attack a Christian colony in Pakistan were killed early Friday during a gunfight with security forces outside the northwestern city of Peshawar, the army said.

Soldiers backed by army helicopters exchanged gunfire with militants in suicide vests who had tried to attack the colony near Warsak Dam, just north of Peshawar, the army said.