* Policeman, eight-year-old girl, among those killed
* 16, including two policemen, injured in attack
Staff Report
* 16, including two policemen, injured in attack
Staff Report
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PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber targeted a police van in Bannu, killing six people including a policeman, on Tuesday.
“A suicide bomber attacked Saddar Police Station van near Milad Chowk,” police official Aurangzeb Khan said.
It was the fourth suicide attack in the country this month and the first in Bannu since February 11 this year when eights policemen and seven civilians were killed in twin strikes by terrorists. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Bannu police suspects it must be the work of Taliban or banned sectarian outfits trying to disrupt peace during Muharram.
“An eight-year-old girl and his father were among the fatalities,” the police official said. He did not confirm whether the bomber was targeting police van or simply trying to create terror before the start of Muharram. The attack left two policemen and 14 civilians injured, hospital sources said by phone. The police said the suicide attacker detonated the explosives when a police vehicle came near him at Milad Chowk.
Bannu has been under attack from terrorists as the district serves as gateway to North Waziristan where the United States believes al Qaeda and Taliban have safe heavens to stage attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The attack comes a week before the start of Muharram for which Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government ordered elaborate arrangements for high security. Acting President Dr Fehmida Mirza has strongly condemned the bomb blast in Bannu and expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives.
PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber targeted a police van in Bannu, killing six people including a policeman, on Tuesday.
“A suicide bomber attacked Saddar Police Station van near Milad Chowk,” police official Aurangzeb Khan said.
It was the fourth suicide attack in the country this month and the first in Bannu since February 11 this year when eights policemen and seven civilians were killed in twin strikes by terrorists. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Bannu police suspects it must be the work of Taliban or banned sectarian outfits trying to disrupt peace during Muharram.
“An eight-year-old girl and his father were among the fatalities,” the police official said. He did not confirm whether the bomber was targeting police van or simply trying to create terror before the start of Muharram. The attack left two policemen and 14 civilians injured, hospital sources said by phone. The police said the suicide attacker detonated the explosives when a police vehicle came near him at Milad Chowk.
Bannu has been under attack from terrorists as the district serves as gateway to North Waziristan where the United States believes al Qaeda and Taliban have safe heavens to stage attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The attack comes a week before the start of Muharram for which Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government ordered elaborate arrangements for high security. Acting President Dr Fehmida Mirza has strongly condemned the bomb blast in Bannu and expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives.
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