At least 17 including cops martyred in Kohat blast
PESHAWAR: Seven police personnel including Superintendent of Police (SP) and 10 others martyred in a suicide explosion in a Masjid located inside an old police lines in Kohat. According to police, the martyred personnel include an SP rank officer Akbar Shinwari Inspector FRP Ishtiaq, Fahim of the FRP, operator to SP FRP Farid, driver Samiullah, CTD official Asmatullah and Abdul Wahab. The other…
Kohat experienced a devastating suicide bombing, claiming at least 17 lives on a single day. Among the victims were seven police personnel, including Superintendent of Police Akbar Shinwari, Inspector FRP Ishtiaq, and Fahim of the FRP. The explosion occurred in a mosque situated within old police lines, resulting in the collapse of the mosque's structure.
Apart from the police officers, the blast also claimed the life of a four-year-old child and several unidentified individuals. The hospital in Kohat's district reported 73 injured individuals being treated, while 15 critically injured patients were airlifted to Peshawar for further care. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Inspector General of Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, revealed that a vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into the old Police Lines, causing the mosque to crumble.
Shortly after the blast, approximately seven armed militants attempted to breach the Police Lines, leading to a gunfight between the assailants and the local law enforcement and Counter Terrorism Department.
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