Blast in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan kills 11, injures 30
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed the attack as rescue crews moved the injured to hospitals and officials said several victims were security personnel.
- On Saturday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing at least 11 people and wounding about 30 others.
- Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, claimed responsibility for the attack, while Ittihadul Mujahideen Pakistan, led by Afghanistan-based Hafiz Gul Bahadur, also asserted involvement in the bombing and rampage.
- Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi said 6 ambulances and more than 25 personnel launched immediate relief operations, with additional teams from Karak and Hangu arriving to assist at the Aman Mela Check Post.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned the attack, terming it a "nefarious conspiracy" by what he labeled "Fitna al-Hindustan Kharijites," while directing authorities to provide medical treatment to the injured.
- This incident follows a surge in militant attacks across the region, including last week's bombing at Kohat Police Lines that killed 23 people, with attacks frequently claimed by the TTP and the Baloch Liberation Army.
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On Saturday, 11 people were killed and 30 injured as a result of an explosion in the Dira Ismail Khan area north-west of Pakistan.
Pakistan: Dera Ismail Khan blast kills 11, injures 30 as Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility
Eleven people were killed and 30 injured in a blast in Dera Ismail Khan in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, emergency service Rescue 1122 said.Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near Pakistan's border regions with Afghanistan, has repeatedly been hit by Islamist militant violence, frequently targeting police and security forces.The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack.The blast occurred n…
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