ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Bernama-Anadolu): At least 21 people, including six civilians and 15 police officers, were killed and over 100 others wounded in a suicide bombing targeting a police compound in northwestern Pakistan during Friday prayers (Sept 18), Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing local media.
The casualties occurred when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into the Old Police Lines gate in the Kohat district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a senior police official said, according to local broadcaster Geo News.
