Militants attacked a military post in Pakistan near Afghanistan on Saturday morning using a vehicle laden with explosives, killing seven security force members.
The incident in northwest Pakistan was carried out by six attackers, the Pakistan military's media wing said in a statement, without naming the group responsible for the attack.
"The terrorists rammed an explosive laden vehicle into the post, followed by multiple suicide bombing attacks, which led to collapse of portion of a building, resulting into Shahadat (martyrdom) of five," the statement said.
🚨#ISPR In the early hours of 16 March 2024, a group of six terrorists attacked a security forces' post in area of Mir Ali, North Waziristan District. #PakistanArmy#Pakistan#FC
As our troops foiled an initial attempt of intrusion, the terrorists rammed an explosive laden… pic.twitter.com/okySzMXLG6
— Pakistan Armed Forces News 🇵🇰 (@PakistanFauj) March 16, 2024
Residents in Waziristan, an area bordering Afghanistan in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, told Reuters an explosion shook doors and damaged windows around the time of the start of the attack.
Pakistani government and security officials say attacks have risen in recent months, many of them claimed by the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). Officials say militants are using Afghan soil to launch attacks.
That has damaged the relationship between Pakistan and the ruling Afghan Taliban, who deny allowing Afghanistan to be used by militants.
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