15, Including 12 Soldiers, Killed In Suicide Bombing In Pakistan
A suicide bombing at a security checkpoint in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed 15 people, including 12 soldiers. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred amid rising militancy in the region.
Why it matters
The attack highlights the escalating security crisis in Pakistan and the ongoing geopolitical tensions regarding cross-border militancy with Afghanistan.
An explosives-laden vehicle was rammed into a security checkpost in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday night, which killed 15 people, including soldiers, police and government personnel, the army said on Friday. In retaliation for the attack, 12 extremists were killed.The extremists drove the explosive-laden vehicle into its outer wall of the checkpoint after they failed to breach the security, the army said.The incident happened in the Tank district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan."Fifteen brave sons of soil including twelve military, two policemen and a government official ex forest department rendered the ultimate sacrifice and embraced Shahadat (martyrdom)," the army said in a statement."The attackers rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall," the statement said.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in