Taliban prisoners in Pakistan overpower guards and take hostages
Counter-terrorism officer killed after militants seize compound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Taliban detainees overpowered their guards at a counter-terrorism centre in north-western Pakistan overnight, snatching police weapons, taking hostages and seizing control of the facility.
The incident quickly evolved into a standoff. Pakistani officials later confirmed that one counter-terrorism officer had been killed during the militants’ takeover at the detention centre in Bannu, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and part of a former tribal region.
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