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Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Claims Bannu Attack Killing 14 Police

5/10/2026

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Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan claimed the Bannu suicide attack, linking itself to Pakistani Taliban splinter factions.
A suicide bomber and gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Bannu security post, killing fourteen police officers.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and pledged to pursue the perpetrators.
Security forces launched an operation to locate the attackers while hundreds attended secured funeral services at the Bannu police headquarters.

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Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan claimed the Bannu suicide attack, linking itself to Pakistani Taliban splinter factions.
A suicide bomber and gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Bannu security post, killing fourteen police officers.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and pledged to pursue the perpetrators.
Security forces launched an operation to locate the attackers while hundreds attended secured funeral services at the Bannu police headquarters.