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  "id": 8383803,
  "title": "Death toll rises to 31 in Pakistan police HQ bomb attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-rises-to-31-in-pakistan-police-hq-bomb-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T04:34:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0919/1592157-pakistan-bomb-attack/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A bomb attack and gun assault at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan has left at least 31 people dead and over 100 injured, local officials reported. The militants stormed the Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a town of around 220,000 residents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Friday afternoon. They rammed a car packed with explosives into the facility as officers and their families were praying in a mosque. At least 16 policemen lost their lives in the attack, officials said.\n\nThe militant group Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, which is linked to the Pakistani Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the incident. The police compound functions as a district-level headquarters, housing crucial offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, Special Branch, and other police units. Several militants are believed to still be holed up in the Special Branch section of the Kohat Police Complex, with an ongoing exchange of fire taking place since late last night. The exact number of militants remains undetermined.\n\nPakistan has attributed the surge in attacks in the area to militants operating from Afghanistan, a stance denied by the Taliban government. This has exacerbated tensions between the neighboring countries, leading Pakistan to conduct airstrikes targeting militants in Afghanistan. The Taliban government and the UN have reported that dozens of civilians were killed in Pakistani strikes in eastern Afghanistan in June.",
  "summary": "The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan has risen to at least 31, according to local officials.",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pakistan-suicide-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-at-least-31",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:54:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-attack-at-police-hq-in-pakistan-rises-to-31",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:57:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-attack-at-police-hq-in-pakistan-rises-to-31-8378792",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:15:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Suicide blast at Pakistan police compound: Death toll mounts to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/suicide-blast-at-pakistan-police-compound-death-toll-mounts-to-31",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:16:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Death toll at 31 in Pakistan police compound attack, AFP reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-at-31-in-pakistan-police-compound-attack-afp-reports",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "31 dead in Pakistan after suicide bomber, gunmen attack police complex",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/31-dead-in-pakistan-after-suicide-bomber-gunmen-attack-police-complex",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:47:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "At least 31 dead as militants attack Pakistan police HQ in Kohat; fighting ongoing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/at-least-31-dead-as-militants-attack-pakistan-police-hq-in-kohat",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:49:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-attack-at-police-hq-in-pakistan-rises-to-31-8387174",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:54:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Death toll from Pakistan police headquarters attack rises to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-pakistan-police-headquarters-attack-rises-to-31",
        "published": "2026-09-19T05:02:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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