Militants kill at least one security official after they took over a portion of a police station in northwest Pakistan, demanding a 'safe passage'
Authorities confirm no breakthrough in talks with militants who demand"safe passage" after they over a portion of a police station in northwest Pakistan.
A group of suspected militants detained at a counter-terrorism facility in the Bannu district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkwa province on Sunday managed to break out of the lockups and held security personnel hostage. On Monday, The TTP, in a statement sent to a selected group of journalists, claimed the responsibility for the incident, demanding a safe passage to North or South Waziristan instead of Afghanistan.
The situation remained tense in Bannu, which abuts North Waziristan, a former TTP headquarters, as security forces have cordoned off the cantonment area, where the facility is located.
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