| At least 18 security forces personnel were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a security checkpost in Baran Pul area of Bannu city on Monday, police said. A police official told Daily Times one policeman and 17 Frontier Constabulary (FC) troops were injured. Following the attack, FC and police cordoned off the area and started investigations. NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani and Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti have condemned the attack and assured justice, APP reported. Separately, Online reported, suspected Taliban blew up a girls' school near Marian police station. Police also arrested a man and recovered 10kg of explosives in the area. |