Bombing at Mosque Near Police Offices in Pakistan Kills at Least 7 and Wounds More than 30
- On Friday, September 18, 2026, an attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque near the Old Police Lines in Kohat, killing 16 people, including five police personnel, and wounding over 50 others, Provincial Police Chief Zulfiqar Hameed said.
- Violence has surged across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan -affiliated militants clash with security forces, who killed 10 suspected militants in raids between Tuesday and Thursday.
- Rescue 1122 personnel and residents worked to pull survivors from rubble after the mosque's roof collapsed, while security forces cordoned off the area and launched search operations.
- District Headquarters Hospital authorities declared an emergency to handle the influx of victims, as doctors confirmed some wounded were in critical condition and the blast damaged nearby homes and shops.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack, vowing that eliminating foreign-sponsored terrorists is "essential for national security," while directing authorities to expedite relief efforts.
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Pakistan suicide attack: 16 killed, including 5 police personnel, as explosives-laden vehicle hits Kohat police facility
A suicide attack in Kohat killed at least 16, including five police personnel, during Friday prayers. The attacker used an explosives-laden vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility, while Pakistan's leaders expressed grief and called for medical assistance for the injured.
A vehicle loaded with explosives explodes on the premises of a police headquarters in Pakistan. More than a dozen people die - many more are injured. A similar attack only claimed 14 deaths last month.
Terrorist attack near police station in Pakistan kills 16 - Reuters <p>In Kohat, a suicide bomber crashed a car into a police station, after which attackers opened fire. Sixteen people were killed</p>.
16 Killed in Suicide Car Bomb Attack on Police Facility in Kohat, Northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: At least 16 people, including five police personnel, were killed in northwest Pakistan on Friday after a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into a police facility as people were praying at a mosque inside, police said.The incident occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's Kohat city, with the vehicle ramming into an outer wall of the police facility and gunmen who accompanied it opening fire, provincial police chief Zu…
A suicide attack using a vehicle laden with explosives at a mosque in Pakistan has reportedly killed at least 16 people, including five police officers.
At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured today, Friday, by a suicide bomber in a car bomb near a police station in Kohat, north-west Pakistan.
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