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Twelve Pakistani policemen killed in car bombing

AL-MONITOR
May 10, 2026
Residents gather as heavy machinery clears the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak
Residents gather as heavy machinery clears the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak — Ehsan Khattak

May 10 (Reuters) - Twelve policemen were dead after a car bombing at a police post in northwestern Pakistan followed by a fight with militants in the city of Bannu, a senior police officer said on Sunday.

Three personnel have been found alive and transferred to hospital, the officer added.

(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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