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2019-07-22 India-Pakistan
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6 policemen martyred in gun, bomb attack in DI Khan
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[DAWN] Nine people, including three civilians and six coppers, died in two back-to-back attacks in Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
on Sunday.
According to Dl Khan District Police Officer (DPO) Salim Riaz, unidentified button men on four cycle of violences opened fire on coppers at the Kotla Saidan checkpost in a residential area at approximately 7:45am on Sunday morning, martyring two coppers.
Following the gun attack, a suicide kaboom took place at the hospital where the victims were shifted, the DPO said. The bomber struck at the entrance to the hospital, martyring four coppers and three civilians who were visiting their relatives.
Inayatullah, a local forensics expert, said the attacker was female and set off 7 kilograms of explosives packed with nails and ball-bearings. However,
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police have yet to confirm or deny details about the bomber as the investigation is still in its early stages.
About 30 others were maimed in the two incidents, DPO Riaz said.
The blast damaged the emergency room, forcing it to be shut down, according to a hospital official, who said the maimed were then shifted to a military hospital. The official spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
The DPO added that according to an initial probe, the attack appeared premeditated.
The TTP claimed the attack but did not acknowledge that the bomber was a woman. According to a statement from TTP spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani, the attack was carried out in retaliation for the killing of a suspected terrorist by the Counter-Terrorism Department in DI Khan on June 23.
Police have now arrested 16 suspects in the attack, all of whom belong to banned organisations.
Police officer Habib Ahmed said authorities also seized weapons during the manhunt.
Dera Ismail Khan has seen a number of suicide attacks over the past decade as the Pakistani military carried out a campaign to suppress militant attacks in the area, an important hub in the £48billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor. 
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