Pakistan: Car bomb attack at checkpoint kills 15

"“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 said. He added more than 100 militants took part in the attack. Officials said the car was filled with explosives when militants rammed it into the postImage: Ehsan Khattak/REUTERS Deadly checkpoint assault An officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that other law enforcement personnel had been sent to help the police but that the terrorists had ambushed them, causing some of the casualties."

"“During the assault, the militants used quadcopters along with heavy weaponry,” a senior administrative official in Bannu told AFP. “In addition, while retreating, the attackers took police personnel and weapons from the station with them,” he added. The checkpoint was left in rubble, with bricks, charred debris, and mangled vehicles scattered across the area."

"Militants detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan, and opened fire on officers, killing at least 15 people, authorities said Sunday. The attack took place late Saturday in the Fateh Khel area. Images from the scene showed the checkpoint reduced to rubble, with bricks, charred debris, and mangled vehicles scattered across the area."

"The attack was the latest in the border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, amid a wave of militancy that has strained ties between Islamabad and Kabul. Bannu, has been gripped by militant activity due to its proximity to the border with Afghanistan. Afghanistan's Taliban government has denied Pakistani accusations that it provides safe haven to militant groups. In recent months, the strained diplomatic ties have spiraled into armed conflict, including Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan cities."

A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police checkpoint in the Fateh Khel area of Bannu, northwestern Pakistan. Multiple militants then entered the post and opened fire on officers. At least 15 people were killed, and more than 100 militants took part in the attack. Images showed the checkpoint reduced to rubble, with charred debris and mangled vehicles scattered across the area. Other law enforcement personnel sent to help were ambushed, increasing casualties. Militants used quadcopters along with heavy weaponry, and during retreat they took police personnel and weapons from the station. The attack occurred amid rising militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and heightened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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