Just another day in Pakistan.

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (Worthy News) – Suspected Islamic militants attacked a Pentecostal church in northwestern Pakistan killing a security guard and shooting at the building before leaving the scene, local officials and Christians told Worthy News.

The Assembly of God Church (AoG) in the Swati gate area of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pukhtunkhawa province, was reportedly attacked early Friday, July 5, amid heightened tensions over minorities in the region.

Christians said the two attackers tried to enter the building where pastors gathered for a refresher training course, but were stopped by the guard, a policeman, whose name was not immediately revealed.

He apparently died on the scene after the gunmen shot him three times in the neck, chest and near the heart. They also took his gun, fired at the AoG church building and fled the scene, according to police investigators.

Christians said the attack followed threats against the AoG, prompting local authorities to send initially two police officers to the church for security.