Death toll from Pakistan police headquarters attack rises to 31
Death toll from Pakistan police headquarters attack rises to 31 The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a senior police official told AFP on Saturday, with fighting ongoing. Attackers stormed the Old Police Lines complex at Kohat, a town of around 220,000 people in Pakistan's Khyber…
The death toll from a militant attack on a police headquarters in northern Pakistan has risen to 31, including 16 police personnel, according to a senior police official. The attack occurred at the Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with a population of around 220,000. The militants stormed the compound on Friday afternoon, setting off a suicide bombing and gun battle that continues to this day.
The police station functions as a district headquarters, housing offices for the Counter Terrorism Department, Special Branch, and various other police units. Over 100 individuals have been injured, with the majority being police personnel in critical condition. The militant group Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, an affiliate of the Pakistani Taliban, has taken responsibility for the assault.
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