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Two Suicide Bombers Attacked Pakistan's Millitary Base
Two suicide bombers broke a wall at a northwestern Pakistan military base before other assailants overran the compound and were driven back in fighting that killed at least 12 and injured 30, says officials at hospital.
A faction linked to the Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for the attack in Bannu, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and claimed that dozens of Pakistani security force members were killed. The army did not officially confirm any fatalities, but the Bannu District Hospital stated that at least a dozen bodies were found.
The two suicide bombers detonated themselves close to the wall of the large military complex, a security official told Reuters on condition of anonymity, because he was not allowed to speak with the media.
“After a breach in the wall, five to six more attackers attempted to enter the cantonment, but were eliminated,” the security official said.
The attack happened after sunset, when people would have been breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Jaish Al-Fursan claimed responsibility for the attack, the third militant assault in Pakistan since Ramadan started Sunday. In a statement, the group said the source of the blasts were explosive-laden vehicles.
Plumes of gray smoke rose into the air and gunshots continued after the two explosions, police officer Zahid Khan said. Four of those killed were children, hospital officials said. The victims lived close to the scene of the blasts.
“The roofs and walls collapsed and that’s why we are receiving casualties,” he said.
Hospital director Dr. Ahmed Faraz Khan said: “So far we have received 42 victims, 12 dead and 30 injured. A few of them are critical, but most are stable. All doctors, particularly surgeons and paramedical staff, have been called for duty as a medical emergency has been imposed.”
The blasts caused the roof of a nearby mosque to collapse while a number of worshippers were inside, rescue workers and provincial government spokesman Muhammad Ali Saif said.
Rescue workers trying to free people from underneath the rubble said that they had retrieved the body of the mosque’s imam.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and expressed his grief over the loss of life. The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, ordered an inquiry.
Militants have targeted Bannu several times. Last November, a suicide car bomb killed 12 troops and wounded several others at a security post.
In July, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle and other militants opened fire near the outer wall of the military facility.