2024 Lakki Marwat bombing

On 9 June 2024, an improvised explosive device (IED) killed 7 Pakistani soldiers.[1] The device exploded near a security convoy in Lakki Marwat, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.[2] No group claimed responsibility.[3]

On 11 June 2024, the Pakistani army reportedly killed 11 militants in response to the bombing.[4] The overnight operation was conducted in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.[5]

References
  1. "Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan". Washington Post. 2024-06-09. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  2. "Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan". ABC News. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. "Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan". AP News. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  4. Press, Associated (2024-06-11). "Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. "Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers | World News". The Indian Express. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

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