Three Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing, more casualties feared
Police said militants used a car bomb, drones and gunfire in the attack, and most of the 15 officers on duty were feared dead.
- On Saturday, a suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a police post in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing at least three officers in an assault followed by an ambush on backup personnel.
- Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant violence in recent years, with groups like the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan operating along the border with Afghanistan and allied to the Afghan Taliban.
- Police official Sajjad Khan reported militants used drones in the assault and ambushed backup responders, with most of the 15 officers on duty at the post feared dead, according to security officials.
- A militant alliance known as the Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the assault, which damaged nearby civilian areas and injured two people, according to the publication Dawn.
- Islamabad blames Kabul for harboring armed groups that use Afghan soil to plot attacks, a dynamic threatening to reignite border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan amid regional tensions.
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Three Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing, more casualties feared
A car bombing at a police post killed at least three officers in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday and was followed by an ambush on police personnel rushing to the scene to provide backup, security officials said.
Police foil suicide attack on Bannu post; at least 2 personnel martyred
BANNU: At least two police personnel were martyred on Saturday night after law enforcers foiled a suicide attack on Fateh Khel police post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu. According to initial reports, two police personnel were also injured in the attack along with two civilians. According to sources, terrorists rammed an explosive-filled vehicle into the police post. Multiple explosions were heard afterwards, along with heavy gunfire. The attack …
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Suicide bomber, gunmen kill 3 police officers in attack on security post in northwest Pakistan
Police say a suicide bomber accompanied by several gunmen has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a security post in northwest Pakistan, triggering an intense exchange of fire that killed at least three police officers.
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