Army chief vows to bring planners, facilitators of Bannu Cantt attack to justice soon – Pakistan

Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on Thursday vowed to bring the planners and facilitators of the recent terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment to justice “wherever they may be”, the military’s media wing said.

A statement issued from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the army chief visited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district today in the wake of Tuesday’s attack.

Two explosive-laden vehicles were rammed into the cantonment’s perimeter by a group of terrorists who wanted to breach it. As a result of the blasts, several houses and a mosque adjacent to the boundary wall were damaged.

The death toll in the attack increased to 18 on Wednesday as Pakistan claimed that 16 terrorists who attacked the high-security zone were getting instructions from their handlers in Afghanistan. The ISPR had said the security forces engaged the terrorists with precision, eliminating all 16 terrorists, including four suicide bombers. The military media wing added that during the intense exchange of fire, five soldiers, after putting up heroic resistance, embraced martyrdom in the line of duty.

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