23 killed, several injured in suicide attack at Pakistan police station
23 killed, several injured in suicide attack at Pakistan police station:
Dec 12, 2023 01:29 PM IST
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Three rooms had collapsed and efforts were underway to pull bodies from the ruins, with fears the toll could rise further still
At least 23 people were killed and 28 others wounded in northwest Pakistan in an attack at a police station allegedly by suicide bombers. Three rooms had collapsed and efforts were underway to pull bodies from the ruins, with fears the toll could rise further still, reported AFP.
Police officers examine damages on the site of a bombing at a police station on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023(AP)
"Many of them were killed while they were sleeping and in civilian clothes so we are still determining if they are all military personnel,"
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The attack took place in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, one of the country's newly formed terror outfits, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The militants rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the main gate of the police station and started firing guns, Reuters reported citing local administration.
The province had earlier witnessed a deadly attack after a suicide bomber targeted a mosque in Peshawar in January which killed at least 101 people.
ARY News reported that police have also gunned down two terrorists during the gunfight.
(This is a developing story. Kindly check back for more updates)
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