MINGORA, Pakistan, March 18, SPA -- Dozens of gunmen opened fire at auniversity in a northwest Pakistan region near the Afghanborder early Wednesday, killing three police officers and asecurity guard, authorities said. The attack occurred in Lower Dir, which borders Pakistan'stribal regions and is near the Swat Valley, Associated Press reported. A top government official said Taliban fighters detained14 of the suspected attackers in Swat later Wednesday. Local police official Pervez Rahim said the gunmen'sidentity was not clear, but that they fired upon police whowere in a vehicle guarding the school. A universitysecurity guard was also shot and died on the spot, Rahsaid.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/645515
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