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Soldier killed in Bannu IED blast

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device, Terrorist/rebel/criminal assault

Victims

Wounded

Date

January 24, 2023

What happened

A soldier of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) in general area Jani Khel of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Monday, the military’s media wing said.

The incident comes two days after a policeman embraced martyrdom while two of his colleagues sustained injuries as another check post came under terrorists’ attack in K-P’s Charsadda district.

Where it happened

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