LAKKI MARWAT: Miscreants attacked a wildlife park with explosives here on Tuesday night.

However, no damage to public or animal life was reported.

Police declared the explosion an act of terrorism and said that they were investigating it.

Police and wildlife officials said that six armed `terrorists` entered the park at night, planted explosives inside the office`s building, and later detonated them destroying the structure.

They said that the explosion caused the birds` enclosure to catch fire, which destroyed it afterward.The officials said that just a day ago, a minor explosion partially damaged the building.

A police official quoted the park`s watchman as saying that he saw six armed men enter the premises by the small gate but got scared and hid himself inside the park.

An official of the wildlife department said that the birds had already been shifted from the park to other facilities in the neighbouring districts, including Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan.

He, however, said that at least five animals were present in the park at the time of explosion and they all were safe.

`We`re planning to move those animals to a wildlife facility in Kohat,` he said.The official declared the incident a `great loss` to the wildlife and his team`s efforts for its conservation.

Located along the Indus Highway on the bank of the Kurram River and having different animals, the park is popular with locals and visitors from adjoining districts.

Residents said that as the district lacked recreational facilities, families used to visit the park on Eid and other festivals.

They said that a playing area was available on the premises for children to enjoy sliding, swinging, seesaw and other rides.

The residents said that visitors used to feed birds and animals in the park.