Pakistan: Car bomb attack at checkpoint kills 12
Key takeaways
- Images from the scene showed that the checkpoint structure had been reduced to rubble.
- The attack took place late Saturday in the Fateh Khel area.
- He said 12 officers were dead and one was missing.
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Images from the scene showed that the checkpoint structure had been reduced to rubble. Bricks, charred wreckage, and mangled automibiles were scattered int he area.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DXMPThis is the latest attack in a rising wave of militancy in Pakistan Image: Ehsan Khattak/REUTERSAdvertisement Militants detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan, and opened fire on officers, killing at least 12 people, authorities said Sunday.
The attack took place late Saturday in the Fateh Khel area. Images from the scene showed the checkpoint reduced to rubble, with bricks, charred debris, and mangled vehicles scattered across the area.