Four heavily-armed suicide bombers
attacked a mosque at an army facility in northwestern Pakistan’s tribal
region near Afghan border today, triggering fierce clashes that left all
militants and two soldiers dead. The militants attacked Mohmand Rifles
Headquarters in Ghalanai in Mohmand Agency, one of seven tribal
districts, and reached the mosque, where residents and a large number of
recruits had gathered for an early morning prayer. The attackers were
wearing suicide jackets and opened fire while attempting to enter the
mosque.
“They were taken on and contained in the
outer courtyard of mosque. Security forces surrounded the attackers and
killed all of them,” the army said in a statement. Officials said 15
troops were also injured in the attack. Condition of five of those
injured was stated to be critical. “Security forces valiantly defeated
suicide attack on Ghalani Camp in Mohmand agency killing all four
suicide bombers,” army spokesman Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa tweeted.
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