Blast in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan kills 11, injures 30

An explosion occurred at a police checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, resulting in casualties. Eleven people were killed and 30 injured, according to the Jerusalem Post and Business Recorder. The blast was a suicide attack, with an unidentified attacker ramming a vehicle laden with explosives into the Aman Mela police checkpost, as reported by Dawn.

The victims included nine men, two women, and a minor, according to Dawn. A Customs official was also among the deceased. The injured included police, customs personnel, and civilians, with 25 being taken to the district headquarters hospital. The blast destroyed a large portion of the checkpost and a nearby house.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack, as reported by the Jerusalem Post and Business Recorder. The incident occurred near the border between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, and the area has been repeatedly hit by terrorist violence.

Brief written by urgent.news from Jerusalem Post, Dawn - Pakistan, Business Recorder, Dawn, Free Press Journal — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.