Five FC personnel wounded in ‘terrorist attack’ in KP’s Bannu: police

Bannu: Six Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were injured in a “terrorist attack” at a police checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Wednesday, a police spokesperson said.

Bannu police spokesperson Aamir Khan said, “Terrorists attacked a Frontier Constabulary checkpoint situated in the border area of Takhti Khel in Bannu.

“As a result of the attack, six personnel of the FC were injured, but the immediate response of the constabulary forced the terrorists to flee.”

The injured constables have been taken to the Combined Military Hospital in Bannu for treatment.

According to the spokesman, police teams have been sent to the area and have begun a search operation to track down the terrorists.