World

Car bombing and shootout kills 14 Pakistani police officers

By Saud Mehsud and Mushtaq Ali Reuters
Residents gather on the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak
Residents gather on the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak Ehsan Khattak Reuters

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA929210052026RP1-PREVIEW:48000:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA929210052026RP1-STREAM:22.050:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA929210052026RP1-STREAM:48000:M4A aac



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA929210052026RP1-STREAM:48000:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA929210052026RP1-STREAM:48000:WAV wav



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA929210052026RP1-STREAM:48000M:WAV wav



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942111052026RP1-PREVIEW:48000:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942111052026RP1-STREAM:22.050:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942111052026RP1-STREAM:48000:M4A aac



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942111052026RP1-STREAM:48000:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942111052026RP1-STREAM:48000:WAV wav



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942111052026RP1-STREAM:48000M:WAV wav



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942311052026RP1-PREVIEW:48000:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942311052026RP1-STREAM:22.050:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942311052026RP1-STREAM:48000:M4A aac



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942311052026RP1-STREAM:48000:MP3 mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942311052026RP1-STREAM:48000:WAV wav



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA942311052026RP1-STREAM:48000M:WAV wav



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP929210052026RP1-BASEIMAGE:960X540 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP929210052026RP1-THUMBNAIL:160X90 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP929210052026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP929210052026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:512X288 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP942111052026RP1-BASEIMAGE:960X540 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP942111052026RP1-THUMBNAIL:160X90 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP942111052026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP942111052026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:512X288 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP942311052026RP1-BASEIMAGE:960X540 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP942311052026RP1-THUMBNAIL:160X90 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP942311052026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP942311052026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:512X288 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:2000:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:5128:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:700:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:8256:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:8256M:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:SRT srt



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:VTT vtt



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV929210052026RP1-STREAM:SHOTLIST:JSON json



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:2000:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:5128:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:700:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:8256:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:8256M:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:SRT srt



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:VTT vtt



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942111052026RP1-STREAM:SHOTLIST:JSON json



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:2000:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:5128:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:700:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:8256:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:8256M:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:SRT srt



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:VTT vtt



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV942311052026RP1-STREAM:SHOTLIST:JSON json



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD929210052026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I50:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD929210052026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I60:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD929210052026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD929210052026RP1-STREAM:2128:16X9:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD929210052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD525I30:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD929210052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD625I25:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD929210052026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD929210052026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:768X432 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942111052026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I50:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942111052026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I60:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942111052026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942111052026RP1-STREAM:2128:16X9:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942111052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD525I30:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942111052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD625I25:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942111052026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942111052026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:768X432 jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942311052026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I50:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942311052026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I60:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942311052026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942311052026RP1-STREAM:2128:16X9:MP4 mp4



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942311052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD525I30:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942311052026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD625I25:MPG mpeg



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942311052026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline



tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD942311052026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:768X432 jpegBaseline



DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan May 9 (Reuters) - A car bombing at a police post in northwestern Pakistan followed by an ambush on police personnel rushing to the scene has killed at least 14 officers, police said on Sunday.

Images from after the attack on Saturday showed the structure had been reduced to rubble, with bricks, charred wreckage and mangled vehicles scattered around the area.

Police official Sajjad Khan said in a statement that the bodies of 14 officers had been recovered from the collapsed outpost and three other personnel were found alive and rushed to hospital.

A police official who asked not to be identified because he is not authorised to speak to the media said militants first rammed into the post with an explosive-filled car and then entered the premises and began firing on any remaining officers.

"Other law enforcement personnel were sent to help the police, but the terrorists ambushed them and caused some casualties," he said.

Police sources said the militants also used drones in the attack.

Ambulances from rescue agencies and civil hospitals rushed to the scene, with officials saying a state of emergency had been declared in government hospitals in Bannu.

A militant alliance known as the Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attack.

Militant attacks have the potential to reignite fighting along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. The worst fighting in years erupted between the allies-turned-foes in February, with Pakistani airstrikes ​inside Afghanistan that Islamabad said targeted militant strongholds.

Fighting has since eased, with occasional skirmishes breaking out along the border, but no official ceasefire has been brokered.

Islamabad blames Kabul for harbouring militants who use Afghan soil to plot attacks in Pakistan.

The Taliban has denied the allegations and said militancy in Pakistan is an internal problem.

(Reporting by Saud Mehsud in Dera Ismail Khan and Mushtaq Ali in Peshawar; Writing by Saad Sayeed; Editing by Rod Nickel, Kim Coghill and Thomas Derpinghaus)

Residents gather as heavy machinery clears the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak
Residents gather as heavy machinery clears the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak Ehsan Khattak Reuters
Residents gather on the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak
Residents gather on the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak Ehsan Khattak Reuters

Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.

This story was originally published May 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM.

Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER