By AFP
QUETTA: Three people were killed and 23 injured Wednesday when a suicide bomber targeted a police truck in western Pakistan, an official said, an attack claimed by the domestic chapter of the Taliban.
The Pakistan Taliban — known as Tehreek–e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — are separate from the Taliban in Afghanistan but share a common hardline Islamist ideology.
#TTP Welcomed the Pakistan New #COAS #AsimMunir with Blast|QUETTA, Pakistan, Nov 30 (Reuters) – A suicide bomb blast in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta targeted a police patrol on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 28. #SuicideAttack #AzamSwati #StrayKidshref=”https://t.co/mrJGgWrVWk”>pic.twitter.com/mrJGgWrVWk
— The Saviours (@TheSaviours3) November 30, 2022
On Monday, the group declared an end to a shaky ceasefire with Islamabad and ordered nationwide attacks to resume.
Senior police official Azhar Mehesar said the blast targeted a police team preparing to escort polio vaccinators in the city of Quetta and that those killed “include a policeman, a woman and a child”.
In a statement, the TTP claimed responsibility for the “martyrdom attack”.
QUETTA: Three people were killed and 23 injured Wednesday when a suicide bomber targeted a police truck in western Pakistan, an official said, an attack claimed by the domestic chapter of the Taliban.
The Pakistan Taliban — known as Tehreek–e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — are separate from the Taliban in Afghanistan but share a common hardline Islamist ideology.
#TTP Welcomed the Pakistan New #COAS #AsimMunir with Blast|
QUETTA, Pakistan, Nov 30 (Reuters) – A suicide bomb blast in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta targeted a police patrol on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 28. #SuicideAttack #AzamSwati #StrayKidshref=”https://t.co/mrJGgWrVWk”>pic.twitter.com/mrJGgWrVWk
— The Saviours (@TheSaviours3) November 30, 2022
On Monday, the group declared an end to a shaky ceasefire with Islamabad and ordered nationwide attacks to resume.
Senior police official Azhar Mehesar said the blast targeted a police team preparing to escort polio vaccinators in the city of Quetta and that those killed “include a policeman, a woman and a child”.
In a statement, the TTP claimed responsibility for the “martyrdom attack”.
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