Pakistan: Suicide Blast Hits Government Revenue Office in Tank, Attacker Killed
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PESHAWAR (Terror Monitor) — A suspected suicide bombing targeted a government revenue office in the village of Tator, on the outskirts of Tank district in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
According to police, the blast killed only the suspected suicide bomber, while no civilians or security personnel were killed or injured in the attack.
Police said further information about the incident was being collected. Security measures were also stepped up in the area following the explosion.
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
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