PESHAWAR – Gunmen opened fire on the top US diplomat in northwestern Pakistan early Tuesday as she left for work in her armored vehicle, police and embassy officials said. No one was killed or wounded in the shooting.
Lynne Tracy, principal officer for the consulate in the bustling city of Peshawar, was 100 meters from her house when two men with AK-47s jumped out of their dark blue Land Cruiser and sprayed her car with dozens of rounds of ammunition.
Her driver reversed the vehicle and peeled back to her home, said Arshad Khan, the local police chief and senior investigator in case.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Tracy is a top official at the US consulate in Peshawar, the capital of troubled North West Frontier Province, which has been plagued by militant violence.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry condemned the incident in a statement and said “steps for enhanced security” had been taken.
“The government is committed to ensuring all possible measures for the security of the diplomatic community,” it said.