Suicide bomber, gunmen kill 3 police officers in attack on security post in northwest Pakistan
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Key Points:
- A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a security post in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan, resulting in at least three police officer deaths and ongoing firefights.
- The explosion caused multiple blasts, collapsing nearby houses and the security post, with some officers reportedly wounded and trapped under rubble.
- No group has claimed responsibility, but suspicion falls on the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and allied militants, known for similar attacks in the region.
- The TTP is allied with the Afghan Taliban, who took control of Afghanistan in 2021, amid a recent surge in militant violence across Pakistan.
