Pakistan: 9 Dead In Suicide Attack On Cantonment; 6 Militants Neutralised

At least nine persons were killed and 16 injured as two explosive-laden vehicles rammed into the boundary wall🌌 of the main cantonment in Bannu in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday 𒁏while the army personnel neutralised at least six terrorists.

The suicide bombers hit the wall of Bannu Cantonment, about 200 kms south-west of Peshawar, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the evening around sunset time, polღice said.

Hafiz Gul Bahadur-affiliated little known Jaish Al Fursan, in a statement, claimed the attack in Bannu. The group is one of the several factionꦑs of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

Five casualties were reported from the nearby civil buildings while four bodies were recovered by the rescue authorities from the debris of a mosque adjacent to Bannu cantonment's boundary w🌃all hit by the suicide bombers, sources said quoting the hospital authorities.

The 16 injured have been shifted to t🐎he hospital, the sources added.

After the explosions, the cantonment wall was b﷽reached and at least f𓂃ive to six attackers attempted to enter the cantonment, however they were neutralised, police added.

Sources said that th꧑e army authorities have sealed ℱthe main routes leading to the cantonment and not providing access to the blast site and added, the security forces neutralised at least six terrorists who had entered the cantonment after suicide explosions.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandaꦬpur condeꦦmned the Bannu explosion and sought a report on the incident.

ꦅExpressing sorrow over theꦆ loss of human lives, he extended heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the families of the martyrs.

“Such incidents during the holy month of Ramadan are eꦬxtremely condemnable and tragic,”ไ Gandapur said.