Bannu (Pakistan), Nov 20 (UNI) At least twelve security personnel were killed in a suicide attack on a joint check post in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said.
The attack on a joint check post in Bannu district resulted in the killing of 12 Pakistani soldiers, including 10 from the security forces and two from the Frontier Constabulary, Express Tribune reported quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The attack was carried by Khwarij, who attempted to breach the check post in the general area of MaliKhel, the ISPR said in a statement.
During the ensuing exchange of fire, six terrorists were killed, it said.
However, in an attempt to break through the post's defences, the terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall, triggering a suicide blast, according to media reports.
The blast caused a portion of the wall to collapse, damaging nearby infrastructure. Tragically, this led to the deaths of the twelve soldiers, with several others injured.
Following the attack, a sanitisation operation was launched in the area to neutralise the remaining perpetrators, ISPR said.
President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the loss of the soldiers, reiterating his commitment to eradicating terrorism from Pakistan.
Earlier on November 14, two security personnel, including a major, was killed during an operation against terrorists in Balochistan’s Harnai district, the military’s media wing confirmed.
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