In Peshawar, Pakistan, suicide attackers in a truck launched an assault on Tuesday on a luxury hotel commonly used by foreigners.

Officials say the death toll from the blast stands at 11 so far, including a UN refugee agency worker, and injured about another 60. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Rescuers rushed to the scene of Tuesday's attack.

The Pearl Continental, affectionately called the "PC" by Pakistanis, was once a favorite place for foreigners and elite Pakistanis, but not now.

The World Food Program in Pakistan says more than 25 UN workers were staying at the hotel when the attack occurred.

Officials confirmed that UN workers are among the dead and injured.

A hotel security guard who was wounded, recalled how the attack happened.

Saleem Khan, PC Hotel Security Guard, said, "A car came inside, we checked it and it entered inside. Then they start firing on our security guards and we also start firing on them after that they reached near the building and then blew up the vehicle."

The Pakistani Prime Minister, speaking in Karachi, condemned the attack.

Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistani Prime Minister, said, "I condemn that incident and it is shameful for the terrorists and extremists. I totally condemn and all our colleagues totally condemn that incident."

The method of attack matched that of an attack on May the 27th on buildings belonging to police and a regional headquarters of Pakistan's top intelligence agency in the eastern city of Lahore, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.

Officials said Tuesday's attack was likely in retaliation for the offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley.

The military offensive in Swat and surrounding districts began in late April, and officials have blamed a handful of suicide attacks since on Taliban attempts to seek revenge.

(CCTV June 10, 2009)