ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: At least 20 security personnel were killed and 25 others injured when a bomb struck a military convoy in Pakistan’s restive northwest today.
The convoy, which was heading to North Waziristan, was attacked by a remote-controlled bomb near Aamandi Chowk, Razmak Gate on Bannu-Miranshsh Road in Bannu which resulted in the death of 20 security men.
Sources said the death toll might increase.
Security forces have cordoned off the area while rescue and relief operations continued. The injured are being shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Bannu, which stands at the gateway to the semi-autonomous Waziristan tribal region, is 150 kilometres southwest of Peshawar.
The town has witnessed a number of attacks and was the scene of a massive jail break in April 2012 during which 384 prisoners escaped from its central prison. (AGENCIES)
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