Crime10 May 20262:10
Car bomb kills 12 in Pakistan – Police
A car bomb explosion at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 12 people and wounded five, with militants also opening fire on police. The attack occurred in the Fateh Khel area of Bannu, where a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police checkpoint. The incident is the latest in a wave of militancy that has strained ties between Islamabad and Kabul.
Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 12 and wounding five, officials said on Sunday. “Last night in the Fateh Khel area of Bannu, a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police checkpoint, after which multiple militants entered the post,” Bannu police official Muhammad Sajjad Khan told AFP. He said that 12 officers were confirmed dead with one more missing, the latest attack in the border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during a wave of militancy that has strained ties between Islamabad and Kabul. Gunmen stormed the police checkpost after the car blast, opening fire, according to officials who said they also used small drones in the attack. “During the assault, the militants used quadcopters along with heavy weaponry,” a senior administrative official in Bannu told AFP on condition of anonymity. • Communities stranded after terrorists destroy police stations • Mali junta says will not talk with 'terrorist' groups • Borno attack claims two soldiers, Zamfara IED blast kills six “In addition, while retreating, the attackers took police personnel and weapons from the station with them,” he added. Bannu has been gripped in recent years by militant activity that has grown across Pakistan’s border regions. The Taliban government in Kabul denies Pakistan’s accusations that Afghan territory is a safe harbour for militants, but the frosty relationship has spiralled into deadly armed conflict, including Pakistani airstrikes on cities in Afghanistan in recent months.

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