At least two police officers dead Three more people were injured in a new attack by rioters on a police station this Friday The same week that 23 Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base claimed by the Taliban group in Pakistan’s northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Speaking to EFE from the district police control, the agent said that the attack took place at 2.30 am (21.30 GMT on Thursday) when several unidentified rioters attacked the Police headquarters in the Tank district and one of them “set himself on fire”. , Tahir Khan. Stating that they do not yet have information about the number of rebels who lost their lives in the conflict, the police officer said, “The police retaliated and prevented the attack, but two police officers died and three people were injured.” “We continue to search for terrorists, dead or alive,” Khan said.
No armed group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted security forces in Pakistan at a time when armed violence is increasing, especially in the north of the country.
At least Last Tuesday, 23 soldiers died and more than 30 were injured Six insurgents unsuccessfully attempted to break into a military base in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were subsequently Explosive loaded vehicle collided This caused the building to collapse.
Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), an armed group that the Pakistani government says is affiliated with the country’s main Taliban group, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack. Six attackers lost their lives.
Pakistan had an experience Increase in terrorist incidents Since the Afghan Taliban captured Kabul in August 2021. The Asian country’s government accuses the TTP of using Afghan territory to carry out attacks, a claim Kabul has repeatedly denied.