Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31
Several militants remain holed up inside the complex in Kohat as security forces exchange fire with them after a break-in and explosion on Friday.
At least 31 people, including 16 police personnel, were killed in a bomb and gun attack at the Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, northern Pakistan on Friday afternoon. The militant attack and suicide bombing left over 100 others injured, with fighting still ongoing as several militants were holed up in the Special Branch section of the Kohat Police Complex.
The police headquarters houses key offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, Special Branch and several other police units. Pakistan's police officials blamed the surge in attacks in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the southern border province of Balochistan on militant activity originating from Afghanistan. The Taliban government in Kabul and the United Nations have accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes that kill civilians in eastern Afghanistan, sparking a strained relationship between the two neighboring countries.
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