Suicide attack on police station foiled in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR: (Nov 12) Pakistani security forces foiled a suicide attack on a police station early on Thursday in the country’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, authorities said.

According to initial reports, attackers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the main gate of the Bandkorai police station in Dera Ismail Khan district at 1:44 am, triggering a powerful blast.

The explosion destroyed the station’s main gate and collapsed a section of the boundary wall. It also destroyed a nearby mosque and damaged several surrounding houses, spreading fear and panic in the area.

Source: PTI News

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