Forces foil terror attack in Bannu

Three security personnel were martyred as security forces foiled a terrorist attack in Bannu Cantt on Monday morning, killing five attackers following a vehicle-borne blast and a fierce exchange of fire, Radio Pakistan reported.

More than 60 people, including six members of the same family, sustained injuries in the explosion at the entry point to the Bannu Cantt. Medics at the local hospitals said that 45 injured were in critical condition.

Police and witnesses said that the attack began at around 5:45am, when the terrorists detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the check post located between the Kohati Gate and the Supply Lines on Juma Khan Road.