Deadly car bomb attack hits checkpoint in northwest Pakistan

A suspected car bombing followed by a firefight at a police checkpoint has killed more than a dozen people in Bannu.

Pakistani Taliban splinter group claims suicide attack, 14 police dead

The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan rose to 14 police officers, authorities said early on Sunday. A self-proclaimed breakaway group of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed the attack. A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the post in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, late on Saturday, senior police official Sajjad Khan said. The attack triggered an intense shoot-out, and some...

By Associated Press

Pakistan: Car bomb attack at checkpoint kills 15

The attack occurred in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where militants drove an explosives‑laden vehicle into a police checkpoint.

14 Pak cops killed in suicide attack; TTP splinter group claims responsibility

By TOI WORLD DESK

Car bomb attack kills 12 at checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan

Gunmen stormed the police checkpost after the car blast, opening fire, according to officials who said they also used small drones in the attack.

Twelve Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing, ambush in Bannu

Three personnel have been found alive and transferred to the hospital, the officer added.

At least 12 police personnel martyred in Bannu suicide attack

BANNU: At least 12 police personnel were martyred on Saturday night after a suicide attack on the Fateh Khel police post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district. Terrorists rammed a vehicle laden with explosives into the police post. The attack also injured three police personnel. Police said that following the explosion, terrorists opened heavy gunfire and attacked the post from multiple directions. Multiple blasts were heard in the area, causing fear and panic among local residents. Sources ...

By none@none.com (Muhammad Waseem Khan)

Car bombing and shootout kills 14 Pakistani police officers

15 policemen martyred, three injured in Bannu suicide attack on checkpoint

Rescue teams pull 3 police officers alive from rubble; search, rescue efforts still underway

By Ramzan Seemab

NW Pakistan terrorist attack kills at least 14 police officers

At least 14 Pakistani police officers were killed late Saturday when a suicide attack targeted a security post in the country's northwest, authorities confirmed early Sunday....

Car bomb kills 12 in Pakistan – Police

Militants detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 12 officers and wounding five in a coordinated assault. Read More: https://punchng.com/car-bomb-kills-12-in-pakistan-police/

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