 The attack began around 4.45 this morning local time with an explosion at the army base, according to the district's police chief. Attackers used a vehicle loaded with explosives, he told the BBC. The blast damaged several houses and commercial buildings in the surrounding areas. There was an exchange of fire which the official said had now stopped. Seven people were brought to the hospital with minor injuries caused by shattered glass. There's been no official statement on the number killed.