Attack Kills 23 Troops in Pakistan Weeks Before Polls
- Suicide bomber targets police station in KP province
- Increased terrorist attacks have raised security concerns
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A suicide bomb attack on a security facility in Pakistan’s northwest region killed 23 soldiers, the police and military said, raising security concerns weeks before the national elections.
The bomber early Tuesday morning smashed an explosive-laden vehicle into the installation in Dera Ismail Khan where police officials and troops were living, Anisul Hassan, deputy superintendent of police, said by phone. The attack wounded 25 people, he said.