Civilians are among the many injured after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car right into a navy convoy in North Waziristan
A suicide bomber has rammed a car full of explosives right into a navy convoy within the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. No group has taken accountability thus far, however the space has skilled frequent violence and assaults by a terrorist group beforehand linked to the Taliban.
The assault on Saturday killed 13 troopers and injured 29 folks, together with ten military personnel and 19 civilians, an unnamed native official instructed AFP. Based on an area police officer, the roofs of two homes collapsed as a result of explosion, injuring six kids.
This suicide bombing comes amid a rise in militant assaults throughout Pakistan. Senior navy and political leaders have attributed the rise in violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants conducting cross-border assaults from Afghanistan. They allege that Kabul is offering shelter and assist to those militants, a declare that the Afghan authorities have denied.
Earlier in June, TTP terrorists killed a policeman within the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. When the militants tried to flee, native residents and safety forces chased after them, leading to one being killed throughout a shootout, in response to police.
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Based on the International Terrorist Index, TTP was amongst 4 terrorist teams answerable for probably the most deaths final yr. Deaths attributed to TTP practically doubled from 2023 to 2024.
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