> Police official Zahid Khan told The Associated Press news agency that a suicide bomber and several fighters detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a security post. Shortly after, multiple explosions were heard, and the security post collapsed from the impact of the blast, he said.
> "Other law enforcement personnel were sent to help the police, but the terrorists ambushed them and caused some casualties,” a police official told Reuters
> Police sources said the attackers also used drones in the attack.
> An alliance of armed groups known as the Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, late on Saturday.
> The Pakistan Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, and allied fighter groups have carried out similar attacks in the past. The Pakistan Taliban is a separate group but is ideologically aligned with the Taliban in Afghanistan, which seized power in the country in 2021.
> Three wounded people remain hospitalised.
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green_flash3 days ago
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TTP is not part of the jihadist groups responsible for this attack though.
> An alliance of armed groups known as the Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, late on Saturday.
It's an alliance that was formed last year and consists of Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group (HBG), Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) and Harkat Inqilab-e-Islami Pakistan (HIIP).
https://www.danielegarofalomonitoring.com/p/security-risk-monitoring-and-threat-250
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10sansari3 days ago
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Absolutely forgot to mention this – didn't mean to imply that TTP was responsible. Thank you for this.
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Thick-Monk69113 days ago
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I’ve heard of terrorists from Pakistan but who causes these attacks in pakistan?
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dugu33 days ago
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The terrorist who prefers work from home
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TataHexagone20203 days ago
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*Work at home
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LordSigdis3 days ago
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Terrorists from Pakistan. You think they only operate internationally?
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AggravatingJudge70923 days ago
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In 2022, Pakistan overtook Afganistan in number of terror related deaths (5th worldwide based on number of deaths)
In 2026 Global Terrorism Index, Pakistan was ranked global number 1 most affected by terrorism, based on deaths, number of seperate incidents and severity, overtaking burkina faso which was originally number 1
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supersimha2 days ago
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You have to test before you deploy.
But on serious note, there is lot of tension between many groups in Pakistan. Shia vs Sunni, Baloch vs Pakistan, then some talibani presence and foreign interference.
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moose0982 days ago
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Blowback
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Crimson_Marksman2 days ago
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A country that sponsors terrorists is bound to have a lot of local ones.
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No_Look243 days ago
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Quite a few from Afghanistan in the north
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merlins69beard3 days ago
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RIP to everyone killed and hope their families find peace. This is terrible and should never happen.
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LordSigdis3 days ago
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Terrorism is bad no matter whether it happens in a Muslim country or a Western one. F*** terrorists. Don't know why they do this shit.
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ADP_God3 days ago
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From within their own perspective it makes sense. They do not see the world like you do.
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LateralEntry3 days ago
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Is this the Balochs?
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found_goose2 days ago
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Bannu is a Pashtun-majority region, this is different than the BLA insurgency. Terrorists are scum, nevertheless.
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RageFury132 days ago
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I wouldn't day that after looking into Pakistan's treatment of the pastun minority. The state is brutal in its repression.
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