Twenty-three soldiers were killed, and six terrorists were eliminated in a blast at a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Deadly suicide attack on security forces in Pakistan
On December 12, 2023, a group of six terrorists carried out a suicide attack on a police station in the Dera Ismail Khan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, where security troops were stationed. Twenty-three soldiers were killed when the assailants crashed a car packed with explosives into the building’s wall. In retaliation, the security forces eliminated all six of the terrorists.
Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, a banned organization, was the group that carried out the attack and took credit for it on social media. According to the organization’s spokesman, “Maulvi Hasan Gandapur, where the attackers entered the police station with him,” was the one who carried out the attack.
The victims were twenty-three army troops assigned to the Daraban police station in the Dera Ismail Khan area. The Pakistan Army’s Public Relations Department (ISPR) verified the number of fatalities and declared that the terrorists’ attempt to breach the post was unsuccessful.
Although the attack’s motivation is unknown, it can be connected to the ongoing struggle in the area between the Pakistani government and other extremist organizations. One of the bloodiest attacks in recent memory demonstrated the persistence of the threat posed by terrorism in Pakistan.
The attack had a terrible effect since it not only wounded and killed security personnel but also destroyed a nearby school and upset the lives of the locals. The locals experienced terror and panic as a result of the explosion, which could be heard from many kilometers away.
The incident happened on December 12, 2023, at approximately three in the morning at a police station in Daraban, a town in the Dera Ismail Khan region of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The area has always been a hotbed of extremism and violence due to its proximity to the Afghan border.
According to Watan TV and Locals
Additionally, according to locals, around 34 police and army officers have suffered injuries.
Locals said that the explosion also seriously damaged the school building that is next to the police station.
