Pakistan terror attack: 25 security personnel killed as terrorists target army base, 27 terrorists taken down

Terrorists attacked a police station and army base in Pakistan’s northwest on Tuesday (Dec 12), killing at least 25 people and injuring others, reported AFP.

Earlier it was reported that three police officers were killed in the attack.

“Many of them were killed while they were sleeping and in civilian clothes so we are still determining if they are all military personnel,” an official was quoted as saying by AFP.

A suicide bomber carried out the attack along with other militants who stormed the compound in explosive-laden vehicles in the Draban area of Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to agency reports.

The terrorists also used bombs and guns in the attack, the reports said. Soon after the attack, troops were rushed to the scene to take control of the situation.

In a statement, the Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), which has emerged recently, said its militants carried out the attack aimed at the Pakistani army, but the target was not verified by officials or the military.

It was not immediately clear if this group is linked to the main Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group of Islamist and sectarian militants

The district of Dera Ismail Khan where the attack occurred lies on the edge of the lawless tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.

The attack occurred at a place where the police station and military base are located nearby.

The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Pakistan later released a detailed statement, which said a counter-operation led by the army resulted in the death of 27 terrorists.

“An intelligence-based operation was conducted in general area Darazinda on reported presence of terrorists. During the conduct of operation, terrorists’ hideout was busted and seventeen terrorists were sent to hell,” the ISPR said.

️”In another intelligence-based operation in general area Kulachi, own troops effectively engaged terrorists’ location as a result of which four terrorists were sent to hell,” the statement added.

The statement added that an additional group of six terrorists tried to attack and take over a security forces’ post in general area Daraban; however, the move was thwarted which forced the terrorists to ram an explosive-laden vehicle into the post, followed by a suicide bombing attack.

“The resulting blasts led to the collapse of the building, causing multiple causalities; twenty-three brave soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom), while all six terrorists were effectively engaged and sent to hell.”

Source » wionews.com