Three dead, 9 injured in Bannu peace committee office attack

Author: APP

A deadly attack carried out by militants on the office of the Peace Committee in Bannu, resulted in the deaths of three people and injuries to nine others.

Bannu police said, the incident took place in Gurbaz area within the jurisdiction of the Utmanzai police station, where militants launched an attack on the Peace Committee office.

As a result, three people lost their lives on the scene, while nine others sustained injuries.

The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, while security in the area was tightened. According to police, retaliatory fire from security forces injured eight attackers.

Officials stated that an investigation into the attack has commenced and a search operation is underway to apprehend the assailants.

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