IG Police NWFP said the head of the suicide bomber has been found. He admitted that the attack took place as a result of the security lapse.
NWFP Minister for Information Iftikhar Hussain said policemen were busy in training at Mingora Police Station when the suicide bomber rushed in through the main gate and blew himself up.
It was a high intensity blast that killed 14 people on the spot and injured 13 others, 6 of them critically. The bodies and wounded were brought to District Headquarter Hospital where two more policemen succumbed to their wounds.
The suicide attack sent a wave of fear across Mingora where intermittent firing also took place.
Security forces have cordoned off various areas and curfew has been imposed in the city.
Panic spread among the people after the explosion and all shops and markets have been closed.
NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti announced Rs500,000 each for the families of the martyred policemen and Rs 100,000 each for the injured.