Militants rammed an explosive-laden truck into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 security officials and wounding several more, two security officials said, with a Pakistani Taliban group claiming responsibility.
The bomb and gun attack occurred in the district of Dera Ismail Khan on the edge of the lawless tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, the two security officials said.
The police station premises were being used by the Pakistani army as a base camp.
Several other wounded were in critical condition, said Aizaz Mehmood, an official of the state-run rescue service.