Car bomb attack in northwest Pakistan kills 12, wounds dozens

At least 12 civilians were killed, including three children, and dozens injured Tuesday evening after two explosive-laden vehicles were detonated at an army compound in Bannu of northwest Pakistan, officials said.

The massive explosions and an ensuing gunfight occurred at sunset, as people were breaking their fast during the Ramadan. An intelligence official said that 12 militants had attempted to storm the compound after the suicide bombings, and that six of the attackers had been shot dead.

The attack was claimed by a faction of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group, which actively supported the Afghan Taliban in its war against the US-led NATO coalition since 2001.