Peshawar, Pakistan – Twin explosions struck a military installation on Tuesday in the Pakistani city in the northwest of Bannu after suicide bomber blew to violate the wall, officials said.
Gray smoke plumes got up in the air and there were shots after the explosions, said policeman Zahid Khan.
The army said that two suicide bomber exploded near the wall of a sprawling military area in Bannu, which mainly houses offices and security forces.
Bannu is in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where militant groups like the Pakistani Taliban are active.
“After a violation in the wall, five to six more attackers tried to enter the canton but were eliminated. Operations in the region are still underway, “the army said in a statement.
The explosions occurred after sunset, while people would have broken their fast during the Muslim Sacred month of Ramadan.
A group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, Jaish al-Fursan, claimed the responsibility of the attack, the third Assaut militant in Pakistan since the start of Ramadan on Sunday.
In a statement, Jaish al-Fursan said his fighters had killed dozens of security staff. The army did not immediately provide personalities.
The armed groups have targeted banned several times. Last November, a bomb of suicide cars killed 12 soldiers and injured several others in a security position.
In JulyA suicide bomber blew his vehicle loaded with explosives and other activists opened the fire near the exterior wall of the military installation.
(Tagstranslate) War and disorders
Peshawar, Pakistan – Twin explosions struck a military installation on Tuesday in the Pakistani city in the northwest of Bannu after suicide bomber blew to violate the wall, officials said.
Gray smoke plumes got up in the air and there were shots after the explosions, said policeman Zahid Khan.
The army said that two suicide bomber exploded near the wall of a sprawling military area in Bannu, which mainly houses offices and security forces.
Bannu is in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where militant groups like the Pakistani Taliban are active.
“After a violation in the wall, five to six more attackers tried to enter the canton but were eliminated. Operations in the region are still underway, “the army said in a statement.
The explosions occurred after sunset, while people would have broken their fast during the Muslim Sacred month of Ramadan.
A group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, Jaish al-Fursan, claimed the responsibility of the attack, the third Assaut militant in Pakistan since the start of Ramadan on Sunday.
In a statement, Jaish al-Fursan said his fighters had killed dozens of security staff. The army did not immediately provide personalities.
The armed groups have targeted banned several times. Last November, a bomb of suicide cars killed 12 soldiers and injured several others in a security position.
In JulyA suicide bomber blew his vehicle loaded with explosives and other activists opened the fire near the exterior wall of the military installation.
(Tagstranslate) War and disorders
Peshawar, Pakistan – Twin explosions struck a military installation on Tuesday in the Pakistani city in the northwest of Bannu after suicide bomber blew to violate the wall, officials said.
Gray smoke plumes got up in the air and there were shots after the explosions, said policeman Zahid Khan.
The army said that two suicide bomber exploded near the wall of a sprawling military area in Bannu, which mainly houses offices and security forces.
Bannu is in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where militant groups like the Pakistani Taliban are active.
“After a violation in the wall, five to six more attackers tried to enter the canton but were eliminated. Operations in the region are still underway, “the army said in a statement.
The explosions occurred after sunset, while people would have broken their fast during the Muslim Sacred month of Ramadan.
A group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, Jaish al-Fursan, claimed the responsibility of the attack, the third Assaut militant in Pakistan since the start of Ramadan on Sunday.
In a statement, Jaish al-Fursan said his fighters had killed dozens of security staff. The army did not immediately provide personalities.
The armed groups have targeted banned several times. Last November, a bomb of suicide cars killed 12 soldiers and injured several others in a security position.
In JulyA suicide bomber blew his vehicle loaded with explosives and other activists opened the fire near the exterior wall of the military installation.
(Tagstranslate) War and disorders
