Suicide Bomber Attacks Security Post In Pakistan, Killing 2 Soldiers And A 10-Year-Old Boy

A suicide bomber targeted a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least two soldiers and a 10-year-old boy and wounding 14 other civilians, officials said.

The bombing occurred in Miran Shah, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan and is a former stronghold of the militant Pakistani Taliban group, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

At least 14 civilians and some soldiers were wounded in the attack, according to Rashid Khan, a police official. He said security forces were searching the area for the bomber’s handlers.

“At least two soldiers and a 10-year-old boy, Mohammad Qasim, have been martyred” in the attack, he said.

There was no immediate comment from the military.

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