US EditionSuicide bomber and gunmen kill 11 soldiers and a child in northwestern Pakistan
The attackers aimed to breach a military checkpoint in Bajaur, killing 11 soldiers and a child; security forces killed 12 militants in retaliation, amid rising violence linked to the Pakistani Taliban.
- On Monday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, two bomb attacks and a gunfight between police and militants hit northwest Pakistan near strategic Silk Road routes.
- Police said militants pose a persistent threat to the Silk Road/CPEC route because of China's investments and projects, with police warning of ongoing attacks on Chinese nationals.
- A security official said a suicide bomber in Bajaur tribal district killed eight police and Frontier Corps personnel and injured 10, while roofs collapsed killing a child; a bomb at Miryan police station in Bannu killed two civilians and wounded 17.
- The Counter Terrorism Department and district police launched a joint operation, and a search in Shangla district killed three police and three militants involved in attacks targeting Chinese nationals.
- This month the Islamic State group claimed a suicide blast in Islamabad killing at least 31, while last year five Chinese nationals died at a dam site, highlighting Beijing and Islamabad's geopolitical stakes.
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11 soldiers, 1 child killed in Pakistan after suicide bomber hits security post
A suicide bomber backed by a group of gunmen rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the wall of a security post after troops signalled for it to stop in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold in northwestern Pakistan, causing part of the compound to collapse and killing 11 soldiers and a child, the military and police said on Tuesday. The military said in a statement that the attackers had sought to breach the checkpoint overnight but were thwart…
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Suicide bomber and gunmen kill 11 soldiers and a child in northwestern Pakistan
Officials say a suicide bomber and gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing 11 soldiers and a child. The military said troops stopped the vehicle at the post and the blast collapsed part of the compound. The…
12 terrorists killed, 11 security personnel martyred in Bajaur attack: ISPR
Twelve terrorists were killed, while 11 security personnel were martyred after security forces foiled a terrorist attack on a check post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's (K-P) Bajaur district, the military’s media wing said on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attackers, described as belonging to the Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij, attempted to breach the check post’s security. Troops responded swiftly, engaging the ass…
While the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is hit by a series of deadly attacks, the security of Chinese nationals and strategic projects is more under stress than ever.
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