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Pakistani Forces End 20-Hour Standoff with Militants
Pakistani security forces conclude 20-hour standoff after militants attack police compound in Kohat.
In brief
Pakistani security forces conclude 20-hour standoff after militants attack police compound in Kohat. Pakistani forces ended a 20-hour standoff with militants who attacked a police compound in Kohat, killing 21 and wounding 103. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff
Pakistani security forces ended a 20-hour standoff with militants holed up inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
Suicide bomber attack on Friday
A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque, killing 21 people and wounding 103 others.
Kohat police compound attack
The coordinated attack occurred at a police compound in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan.
Militants and casualties
Many casualties were police officers and people attending prayers at a mosque, with the complex housing the police’s Special Branch intelligence agency.
Operation duration and results
Security forces searched the compound for 20 hours, recovering eight attacker bodies and killing six militants, including two who detonated explosives.
Pakistan Information Ministry statement
Pakistan’s Information Ministry blamed the attack on militants with alleged roots in Afghanistan and accused the Afghan Taliban government of sheltering and supporting groups.
TTP and Taliban relations
The TTP, separate from but allied with Afghanistan’s Taliban, has intensified attacks on police and security forces in recent years.
The headline
Pakistani forces ended a 20-hour standoff with militants who attacked a police compound in Kohat, killing 21 and wounding 103.
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