Suicide Attack Kills 10 Soldiers In Pakistan A Day After 8 Killed In Gunbattle

NDTV:

A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 10 soldiers Tuesday, an intelligence source told AFP, after a separate clash less than a day earlier left eight dead in the same region bordering Afghanistan.

“A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near the checkpoint, after which his accomplices opened fire,” an intelligence official said of the attack in Bannu on Tuesday.

“As of the latest updates, 10 people have been killed and seven injured in the attack,” he said.

The official said that the explosion “caused significant damage” to the Mali Khel checkpoint’s structure as well as to military vehicles.

The Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group claimed responsibility for the attack.

The bombing occurred less than 24 hours after another attack, also in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to another official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

That clash on Monday lasted hours and resulted in the deaths of eight soldiers and nine militants in the Tirah area of the province, the officer said.