TALIBAN CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUICIDE BOMBING KILLING 9 PEOPLE OUTSIDE PAKISTANI HOSPITAL
(DERA ISMAIL KHAN,
Pakistan) — A female suicide bomber struck outside a hospital in Pakistan on
Sunday as the wounded were being brought in from an earlier shooting against
police, in a complex assault, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban that killed a
total of nine people and wounded another 30.
Salim Riaz Khan, a
senior police officer in Dera Ismail Khan, said gunmen on motorcycles opened
fire on police in a residential area, killing two. He says the bomber then
struck at the entrance to the hospital, killing another four police and three
civilians who were visiting their relatives. He said eight police were among
the wounded, and that many of the wounded were in critical condition.
Inayat Ullah, a local
forensics expert said the female attacker set off 7 kilograms (15 pounds) of
explosives packed with nails and ball-bearings.
The blast damaged the
emergency room and forced it to shut down, according to a hospital official,
who said the wounded were taken to a military hospital. The official spoke on
condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
The Pakistani Taliban
claimed the attack but did not acknowledge that the bomber was a woman. The group
has launched scores of attacks going back nearly two decades, but almost all of
them were carried out by men.
Pakistan’s military
has carried out several major operations in recent years against the Pakistani
Taliban and other militants in areas along the porous border with Afghanistan.
The violence has declined, but the militants still make their presence known
through occasional attacks, mainly targeting security forces and religious
minorities.
Later on Sunday,
police said they had arrested 16 suspects in the attack, all of whom belong to
banned organizations. Police officer Habib Ahmed said authorities also seized
weapons during the manhunt.
Sumber: Time - 21 July
2019
By Ishtiaq Mahsud
By Ishtiaq Mahsud
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