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A roadside bomb targeting police vehicle in northwest Pakistan kills 2 officers and wounds 14
WANA, SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN, AUG 7 – The attack reflects a surge in militant violence after the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ended its ceasefire, with 14 people injured including police officers, officials said.
- A remote-controlled bomb blast in Rustam Bazaar, Wana tehsil, killed two civilians and injured 20, including police officers, DPO Tahir Shah reported.
- Despite no claim of responsibility, militant violence has surged since the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ended its ceasefire in November 2022, fueling attacks in KP and Balochistan.
- Officials reported that the injured, including Zubair Salaam Khan and Fareedun Zubair, were shifted to Wana Headquarters Hospital, where an emergency was declared.
- Following the blast, District Police Officer Arshad Khan said security forces cordoned off Rustam Bazaar and launched search operations to trace perpetrators.
- Amid residents' complaints of armed men, KP remains the militancy epicentre, prompting plans for stricter security measures and a military operation in Bajur.
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4 civilians martyred in Wana bomb attack
At least four civilians were martyred while 14 others, including two policemen, were injured in a remotely-detonated bomb attack on a police patrol vehicle in a bustling marketplace of South Waziristan tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday morning. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing, but similar attacks in the past were carried out by the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which officials claim…
Roadside bomb hits police vehicle in northwest Pakistan, kills two
PESHAWAR: A powerful roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least two officers and wounding 14 others, mostly passersby, officials said. The attack took place in the city of Wana in South Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,
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A roadside bomb targeting police vehicle in northwest Pakistan kills 2 officers and wounds 14
Police in Pakistan say a roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan.
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