The convoy was on its way to South Waziristan when bombers attacked them in the Chahkan area of Dera Ismail Khan district
Published Date – Sun, 5/28/23 at 07:40 AM
The convoy was on its way to South Waziristan when bombers attacked them in the Chahkan area of Dera Ismail Khan district
Peshawar: Two members of Pakistani security forces were killed Saturday when a suicide bomber carrying a motorcycle loaded with explosives attacked their convoy in a restive tribal area in northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, an official said, Another 19 people were injured.
BDS (Bomb Disposal Squad) chief Inayayatullah Tiger said the convoy was heading for South Waziristan when the bombers attacked them in the Chahkan area of Dera Ismail Khan district.
Two security personnel were killed and 19 others were injured. Three of the injured were said to be in critical condition, officials said.
The injured were transferred to the United Military Hospital in Peshawar, they said.
The entire area has been cordoned off and law enforcement agencies have launched an investigation into the attack.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Two of the four were killed when a suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a security checkpoint in Datta Khel Bazar, North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday. soldiers.
Saturday’s attack took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan and is the former stronghold of the militant Pakistani Taliban group, also known as the Pakistani Taliban Movement or TTP.
