Twelve Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing and shootout
Police said militants rammed the post with a car bomb, then ambushed reinforcements and used drones in an attack claimed by Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen.
- On Saturday, militants detonated a car bomb at a police post in northwestern Pakistan and ambushed responding forces, killing at least 12 officers and wounding three others.
- A militant alliance, Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen, claimed responsibility for the assault, which reduced the outpost to rubble; authorities declared a state of emergency in Bannu hospitals to manage casualties.
- Police official Sajjad Khan reported militants first rammed the post with an explosive-filled car before firing on officers, while sources noted attackers also utilized drones during the assault.
- Responding law enforcement personnel were ambushed while attempting to assist the post, with an official stating, "Other law enforcement personnel were sent to help the police, but the terrorists ambushed them."
- Tensions remain high between Pakistan and Afghanistan following February clashes, though the Taliban denies Islamabad's allegations of harboring militants, asserting militancy in Pakistan is an internal issue.
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The attack has been claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban.
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A car bomb attack at a police checkpoint in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan, late on 9 May resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people. The checkpoint structure was destroyed, and the area was left strewn with debris and damaged vehicles. Authorities confirmed that the attack was followed by an armed assault involving multiple militants.According to Deutsche Welle, police official Muhammad Sajjad Khan stated that 12 officers were confirmed dead an…
Extremist militants detonated a car-trap at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on security forces, killing at least 12 people and wounding five, announced Sunday the Pakistani police, quoted by AFP.
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