At least 12 people have been killed and 30 others wounded in two car bombings targeting military facilities in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the wall around the sprawling military area in the southern city, the Associated Press reported.
The report quoted a security official as saying on condition of anonymity: “After a breach in the wall, five to six more attackers attempted to enter the cantonment, but were eliminated.”
Bannu District Headquarters Hospital spokesman Muhammad Noman said the overnight explosions badly damaged homes and other buildings.
“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.”
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