Death toll in Pakistan terror attack rises to 12
In the attack of a suicide bomber on a police post in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed 12 people — nine men, two women and a child, another 35 were injured. There are no law enforcement officers among the dead, Dawn reports.
In the attack of a suicide bomber on a police post in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed 12 people — nine men, two women and a child, another 35 were injured. There are no law enforcement officers among the dead, Dawn reports. Earlier it was known about 11 dead.
The explosion completely destroyed part of the checkpoint and the adjacent residential building. Immediately after the attack, shooting began in the area. During the subsequent attack, unknown persons fired at the service car, which evacuated the bodies of the dead. Two more rescuers were killed and one was seriously injured.
Responsibility for the attack claimed the group “Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan” (TTP; recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia). The attacked post on the Dera-Ismail Khan-Quetta highway, located near the border of the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, is used by security forces to control a key transport route and ensure security in the region.
