Bannu Cantonment Attack | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hafiz Gul Bahadur | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
10 attackers | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 soldiers killed 141 injured[1] (including at least 7 civilians)[2][3] | 10 attackers killed |
On 15 July 2024, before dawn, the Bannu Cantonment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was targeted by ten militants from the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group of the Pakistani Taliban, based in Afghanistan. The militants attempted to breach the cantonment's defenses but were repelled by the Pakistan Armed Forces. In retaliation, the militants detonated a vehicle filled with explosives against the cantonment's boundary wall, causing a section of it to collapse and inflicting damage on the nearby infrastructure. The attack resulted in the killing of eight soldiers and injuries to over 141 others including, seven civilians who were also injured in the crossfire. Despite the initial breach, the security forces swiftly responded, neutralizing all ten attackers.[4][5][6][7]
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