United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned Tuesday's twin terrorist attacks in Dera Ismail Khan in which 25 Pakistan Army personnel were martyred and several injured.
In a post through his X account, Blinken said the US stood with the people of Pakistan in ensuring the perpetrators were brought to justice.
The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack at a security post in Kyhber Paktunkhwa. We stand with the people of Pakistan in ensuring perpetrators are brought to justice and offer our deep condolences to the families of the victims.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) December 13, 2023
At least 25 army personnel were martyred, and several others injured, in two separate terrorist attacks in Dera Ismail Khan in the wee hours of Tuesday.
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At around 3am on Tuesday, six terrorists attacked a police station in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan, however, their attempt to enter the premises was foiled. The terrorists then rammed a vehicle full of explosives into the main gate of the police station. They also exploded their suicide vests, reported the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
As a result of the explosions, the police station building collapsed, and 23 soldiers were martyred. All six terrorists were also gunned down, the ISPR said.
In another attack on a college in the Kulachi area, two personnel were martyred, and four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire.
