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  "id": 8385425,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T05:02:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-pakistan-police-headquarters-attack-rises-31"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Pakistan: Suicide bombing death toll rises to at least 31",
        "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"
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      {
        "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": "RTE News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:34:43.000Z"
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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"
      },
      {
        "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"
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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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