The suicide bomber who rammed his car into a police station's main gate in Pakistan's northwest used 120 kilograms (about 264 pounds) of explosives, authorities said Wednesday. The attack one of the deadliest in months killed 23 officers and wounded 32 others the day before. Inayat Ullah, head of the bomb disposal unit, told The Associated Press the explosives were fitted in the suicide attacker’s vehicle.
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As per the Pakistan Foreign Office, Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi has summoned the Afghan Charge d'Affaires of the Taliban government to "deliver Pakistan's strong demarche" following the deadly attack. Tehreek-e-Jihad, a terror outfit affiliated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the suicide attack. , World News, Times Now
A six-man suicide squad drove an explosive-laden truck into a military camp in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday (Dec 12), killing at least 23 soldiers, in the latest attack on security forces in the South Asian nation. Here are some other incidents of violence over recent years that have targeted security forces in the country. Militants attacked a Pakistani military convoy.