In Pakistan, at least 61 people, mostly young cadets, were massacred and more than 100 others injured when heavily-armed Islamic State militants attacked a police training centre at Quetta in the capital of the restive Balochistan province. The hours-long attack on the facility – which was home to nearly 700 recruits – lasted until early hours today. <br/><br/>At least three gunmen stormed Quetta's sprawling Police Training College last night and targeted the sleeping quarters of recruits. They first killed a police guard at the watch tower and then stormed the dormitory while cadets rested. The attack sent the terrified men aged between 15 and 25 fleeing for safety. Many of the cadets jumped off the rooftops to try to escape.<br/><br/>Eyewitnesses said, the attackers were armed with klashnikovs. The attack appeared well coordinated, with experts saying the militants fired at the training centre from five separate points.<br/>Most of the deaths occurred when two of the attackers blew themselves up. The third was shot dead by Frontier Corps troops. <br/><br/>Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. The Jhangvi has roots in Punjab province and has a history of carrying out sectarian attacks in Baluchistan, particularly against the minority Shias. Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif reached Quetta to take stock of the situation. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also arrived in Quetta and is chairing high-level meetings.