Pakistan: Three policemen killed in militant attack in KPK

The security forces frustrated a major suicide attack on a Police Station in restive Bannu district and destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle before it could reach its target

Peshawar: At least three policemen were killed and several others injured on Saturday, May 9, in a suicide bomb attack at a police station, followed by gunfire between security personnel and militants in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.

The security forces frustrated a major suicide attack on a Police Station in restive Bannu district and destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle before it could reach its target, a police official said.

Initial reports suggest that several civilian houses in the vicinity suffered heavy damage due to the blast, while the roofs of multiple homes collapsed.

A large number of militants attacked the police station after the blast, triggering heavy gunfire. At least three policemen were killed in the gunfire, while many sustained injuries, police said. 

Officials said dozens of attackers had surrounded the checkpoint during the assault.