Particle.news
Download on the App Store
25 ARTICLES
·
2h ago

Suicide Car Bomb and Ambush Kill at Least 12 Police in Bannu

The strike highlights a renewed threat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa despite recent military raids under Azm-e-Istehkam.

Image
A worker clear rubble with an excavator as a police officer and local residents gather at the site of overnight suicide bombing at a security post in Fatah Khel, in Bannu, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aamad Khattak)
A worker clear rubble with an excavator as a police officers and local residents gather at the site of overnight suicide bombing at a security post in Fatah Khel, in Bannu, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aamad Khattak)
Police officers and local residents examine the site of overnight suicide bombing at a security post in Fatah Khel, in Bannu, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aamad Khattak)

Overview

  • Police say a suicide car bomb hit the Fateh Khel checkpoint in Bannu on Saturday, then gunmen stormed the site and ambushed officers rushing to help.
  • The blast leveled the post and killed at least 12 officers, with authorities later telling AP the toll had risen to 14 as bodies were recovered.
  • A group calling itself Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan claimed responsibility, and officials reported the attackers used quadcopter drones and heavy weapons.
  • Rescue teams worked overnight with heavy machinery, hospitals in Bannu declared an emergency, and security forces launched clearance and pursuit operations.
  • The assault followed Friday’s intelligence-based raids in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan that killed five TTP-linked militants, as Pakistan faces persistent cross-border tensions and rising militant activity since 2021.