Suicide attack in Bannu claims 6 lives
Explosion targets police vehicle leaving 6 dead and several injured. Child among casualties.
BANNU:
A suicide attack occurred in Bannu on Tuesday morning, killing six people and leaving several injured.
Two policemen, two civilians and one child are among the dead. The injured have been shifted to the District Headquarters hospital in Bannu.
Express 24/7 correspondent Umer Farooq reported that the explosion took place in front of the house of former Minister for Housing and Planning Malik Naqibullah. The suicide attacker targetted a police vehicle which was on routine patrol in the Milad Park area of Chambeli Chowk in Bannu.
"It was a suicide attack. The bomber came on foot and detonated himself near a police van close to a police station," said Bannu police chief Iftikhar Khan.
"Our van was the target of the blast," police official Raza Khan told AFP.
Police have cordoned off the area and investigations are underway to track down militant links.
In September this year an IED explosion occurred next to a security convoy in Janikhel, Bannu.
Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed a series of deadly explosions that have added to the unrest in the region.
A suicide attack occurred in Bannu on Tuesday morning, killing six people and leaving several injured.
Two policemen, two civilians and one child are among the dead. The injured have been shifted to the District Headquarters hospital in Bannu.
Express 24/7 correspondent Umer Farooq reported that the explosion took place in front of the house of former Minister for Housing and Planning Malik Naqibullah. The suicide attacker targetted a police vehicle which was on routine patrol in the Milad Park area of Chambeli Chowk in Bannu.
"It was a suicide attack. The bomber came on foot and detonated himself near a police van close to a police station," said Bannu police chief Iftikhar Khan.
"Our van was the target of the blast," police official Raza Khan told AFP.
Police have cordoned off the area and investigations are underway to track down militant links.
In September this year an IED explosion occurred next to a security convoy in Janikhel, Bannu.
Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed a series of deadly explosions that have added to the unrest in the region.