ISLAMABAD: A group of Taliban suicide bombers stormed a military garrison in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people in bombings and gunfire in an ongoing attack, officials said.
The militants first detonated explosive-filled vehicles at the entrances of a highly fortified camp in the north-western city of Bannu before more than a dozen attackers entered the compound, at least two intelligence sources told DPA.
At least six militants who stormed the compound were killed in the shoot-out with the security forces, a police official said. Several civilians and security officials were trapped under the rubble of a mosque that collapsed in the vehicle bombing, the officials said.
The dead include 11 civilians, four soldiers and two police officers, the sources said, adding that they feared the death toll might rise.
At least 15 wounded people were brought to hospital and were being treated for bullet injuries and trauma, the intelligence officials said. (DPA)
