10 security personnel killed in militant attack in northwest Pakistan, say sources
Militants storm outpost near northwest city of Dera Ismail Khan, say police sources
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Banned TTP claims responsibility
KP Chief Minister Gandapur confirms attack
At least 10 Pakistani frontier police were killed in a militant attack on an outpost near the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, police sources said.
Thursday's attack, claimed by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), comes as Pakistan battles a resurgence of militant attacks in its rugged northwest, as well as a growing ethnic separatist insurgency in the south.
Three senior police sources confirmed the attack, saying a large group of militants stormed the outpost, killing members of the frontier constabulary security force.
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity as the matter is a sensitive one.
The attack was confirmed by Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, chief minister of the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in a statement on Friday that condemned it, but did not state the number of deaths.
Islamabad says the TTP uses Afghanistan as a base and says the ruling Taliban administration has provided safe havens to the group close to the border. The Taliban deny this.
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