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Suicide Attack Kills 23 in Kohat Police Compound

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  • Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s alliance claimed a mosque assault inside a police compound in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • The attack killed seven civilians, 16 police officers and wounded at least 100 people.
  • A car bomb detonated, followed by a suicide blast and hours of gunfire.
  • Police reported eight attackers died in the clash.
  • Hafiz Gul Bahadur is a long-surviving commander whom United States (U.S.) and Pakistan forces have failed to neutralize.