Militant attack kills 11 at security check post in northern Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post in northern Pakistan, killing at least 11 people and wounding 18 others, police and rescue officials said Saturday.
PESHAWAR experienced a militant attack that claimed the lives of 11 people and left 18 others wounded, according to police and rescue officials. The incident occurred around noon at a security check post, jointly managed by police, military, and customs personnel. The attack involved a suspected suicide bomber detonating an explosives-laden vehicle, which led to the fatalities and injuries.
Saifullah Khan, a police official from Dera Ismail Khan, reported the tragedy to AFP. Bilal Faizi, from the 1122 rescue services, confirmed the recovery of eleven bodies following the militant attack, adding that 18 others sustained injuries. However, no specific militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Earlier this month, a separate explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in Kohat, a town in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, resulted in at least 31 deaths, including 16 police personnel. Pakistan attributes the surge in attacks in KP and the southern border province of Balochistan to militant activity originating from Afghanistan, a claim strongly denied by the Taliban government.
This assertion has strained relations between the neighboring countries, leading to armed conflict and aerial strikes by Pakistan targeting militants in Afghanistan.
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