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31 dead in Pakistan after suicide bomber, gunmen attack police complex

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A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked the Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, Pakistan, on Friday afternoon, killing at least 31 people including 16 police personnel and injuring over 100 others. The attack occurred while officers and their families were praying inside a mosque within the compound. The police complex in question serves as a district-level headquarters for various important police units, located in Kohat, a town with around 220,000 residents.

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On Friday, a powerful blast occurred near Old Police Lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan. The explosion killed at least 16 people, including five police officers and 11 civilians, and wounded over 50 others. Initial reports suggested that an explosive-laden vehicle was rammed into a mosque near the police headquarters during Friday prayers. Rescue teams immediately responded to the scene, transporting injured individuals to nearby hospitals. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General (IG), Zulfiqar Hameed, confirmed the death toll and stated that security forces were engaged in an exchange of fire with terrorists from Fitna al Khawarij, a banned Taliban group operating in the region.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Kohat Pakistan Special Branch the Counter Terrorism Department

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Pakistan GPE · 2× Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province GPE · 1× Kohat GPE · 1× Special Branch ORG · 1× the Counter Terrorism Department ORG · 1×

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An attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into the Old Police Lines complex as officers and their families were praying in a mosque “At least 31 people, including 16 police personnel, have been killed and more than 100 injured so far in the militant attack and suicide bombing,” the official said, adding that fighting was ongoing.

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31 dead in Pakistan after suicide bomber, gunmen attack police complex · assertive framing

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31 dead in Pakistan after suicide bomber, gunmen attack police complex asserted

bomber → attack → complex

fighting → ram → attack

An attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into the Old Police Lines complex while gunmen stormed the compound on Friday afternoon as officers and their families were praying in a mosque. asserted

officers → ram → mosque

The police complex at Kohat, a town of around 220,000 people in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, serves as a district-level police headquarters, housing key offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, Special Branch and several other police units. asserted

complex → serve → Department