Death toll climbs in Pakistan police station attack
The attack on the main police headquarters in Kohat, northern Pakistan, resulted in at least 31 deaths, including 16 police officers, and over 100 injuries. The assault was carried out with a car bomb while police and their families were performing prayers inside a mosque within the complex, where fighting is still ongoing with attackers entrenched inside the Special Branch section, according to security sources. No group has officially claimed responsibility, but Pakistan's Taliban movement accuses itself of carrying out the attack. Pakistan's president condemned the assault and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded.
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