Pakistan: 6 Killed In Twin Suicide Bombings After Iftar At Army Base In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Last Updated:March 04, 2025, 22:35 IST

Sources said two suicide bombers attacked the Bannu cantonment, detonating explosives after breaching the perimeter wall after sunset when people would have been breaking their fast during the ongoing month of Ramadan

The military did not immediately confirm any casualties, but Bannu District Hospital said at least nine people were dead. (Image: AP/File)

Soon after iftar on Tuesday, six security personnel were killed in twin suicide bombings at a military base in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack was carried out inside an army cantonment in the Bannu area.

Sources told CNN-News18 that two suicide bombers attacked the Bannu cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, detonating explosives after breaching the perimeter wall. The blasts happened after sunset, when people would have been breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

They further said five to six terrorists attempted to infiltrate the base and were met with heavy gunfire. Two bomb blasts were later confirmed in the area, they added.

According to The Associated Press, a group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban militant group claimed responsibility for the attack and said dozens of Pakistani security forces were killed. A police officer told the news agency that plumes of gray smoke rose into the air and gunshots continued after the two explosions.

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.

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