Peshawar (Pakistan), May 10: A massive attack was tonight carried out on a Pakistani military post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, which is believed to have caused several casualties among the Pakistani soldiers.
The attack on the installation in Fateh Khel area of Bannu district began with a vehicle laden with explosives ramming into the checkpost of the installation, which caused a huge blast and left a number of soldiers dead or injured, according to reports from the field.
Immediately after, a large number of attackers entered the premises and fired indiscriminately, casuing more casualties, the reports said.
The reports suggested that many attackers have surrounded the premises from all sides externally.
Some reports claimed that the number of attackers was over 100.
Responsibility for the attack was claimed by a militant group by the name of Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen.
In a statement, it said the attack commenced with a Vehicle-Borne IED explosion, which was a suicide hit.
Thereafter, the fighters gained entry into the premises having presence of Pakistani military and police personnel and overran it.
It said all the military and police personnel present there have been killed and vehicles set on fire.
